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O'CONNOR, Peter Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1112 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Clare, Ireland, 1875 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Gladstone, South Australia, 7 June 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Gladstone Cemetery (SA) Interred on 8 June 1948. Grave 1220 and grave is unmarked. Father Morrissey officiated |
| Memorials: | Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 1112, Mining Corps, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1112, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 1112, Mining Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1112, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 1112, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), From Mining Corps. | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 1112, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Gassed. Embarked for England on 13 September 1917 aboard HS St. Andrew | |
| 21 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 1112, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to senility | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 1112 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connor of Kilmiliell, County Clare, Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 4 February 1918.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Post war Peter moved to Gladstone, SA where he was employed as a linesman with the Post Masters General's Office.