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O'CONNOR, James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6077 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mansfield, Victoria, Australia, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Mansfield, Mansfield, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 29 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Berks Cemetery Extension Plot 111, Row A, Grave 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mansfield War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6077, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 6077, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 6077, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion, From 38th Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 38th Infantry Battalion, From 65th Battalion | |
| 29 Nov 1917: | Involvement Private, 6077, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6077 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Timothy O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor of Mansfield, Victoria.
Next of kin given as his sister Nora Margaret O'Connor of Royal Oak Hotel, Bridge Road, Richmond, Victoria later changed to his brother Edward O'Connor of Mansfield, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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