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O'CONNELL, Richard Tate
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2244 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnley, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Camberwell, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Camberwell State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canterbury State School No 3572 Honour Roll, Canterbury State School War Memorial Honour Roll, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2244, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2244, 37th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2244, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Francis O'Connell and Catherine O'Connell of Waterloo Street, Camberwell, Victoria.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal