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O'CONNOR, Thomas

Service Number:	2217
Enlisted:	29 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nelson, New Zealand , 1892
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 January 1917
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers Plot I, Row C, Grave 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Tenterfield & Districts Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Light Horse

World War 1 Service

29 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2217, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
14 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2217, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
26 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2217, 13th Infantry Battalion
10 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , From 13th Battalion
8 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 2217, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2217 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-01-08

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of W.M. O'Connor of Appleby, Nelson, NZ.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal