William Dunne O'CONNOR

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O'CONNOR, William Dunne

Service Number:	2624
Enlisted:	1 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Liverpool, England, 1874
Home Town:	Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2624, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2624, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2624, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
17 May 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2624, 15th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was given as Belmore Street, Surry Hills, NSW.

Next of kin given as his sister H.J. Tarteloe, West Kensington, London, England

Commenced return to Australia on 3 March 1916 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 30 March 1916 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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