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O'CONNOR, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1880, 1880A |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hesket, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Romsey, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lineman |
| Died: | Myocarditis, 11th Australian General Hospital, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 23 September 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Woodend Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 29 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1880, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1880, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1880, 46th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left arm | |
| 26 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 65th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, Letter A added to service number, now 1880A | |
| 16 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1880A, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connor and Elizabeth O'Connor nee Campbell of Hesket, Victoria
Next of kin later given as his oldest brother John Joseph O'Connor of Murphy Street, Romsey, Victoria
Brother of Thomas Henry O'Connor who was killed in action on 13 February 1917 while serving with the 57th Battalion and has no known grave. His name appears on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Commenced return to Australia on 15 January 1919 aboard HT City of Exeter disembarking on 2 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal