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O'CONNOR, Michael Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3198, 31998 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1915, Enlisted at Murrumburrah, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Hay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Memorials: | Harden WW1 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3198, 55th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Murrumburrah, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3198, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3198, 55th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3198, 55th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left knee. Embarked for England on 28 September 1917 aboard HS St. Denis | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 31998, 55th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Bernard O'Connor of Rockhampton, QLD.
Apprenticed to Tailor D.M. Gallagher for three years
During 1916c Michael married Ethel Clegg in Hay, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 July 1919 aboard HT Friedrichsruh disembarking on 4 September 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal