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O'CONNOR, Edward Emmitt
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6369 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 October 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Gladstone War Memorial, Gladstone and District WW1 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, Second of occasion. Gassed. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the shoulder and knee. Invalided to England on 12 August 1918 | |
| 26 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 6369, 19th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Jerimiah O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor of Gladstone, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 November 1918 aboard HT Aeneas disembarking on 12 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
In 1961 Edward applied to join the MacLeay RSL Sub Branch, NSW. Last know in Darwin, NT in 1969.