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O'CONNELL, James Adolphus
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7277 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Narrogin, Narrogin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 27 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie Plot V11, Row D, Grave 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Narrogin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7277, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 29 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7277, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7277, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 31 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, From 16th Battalion | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 7277, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7277 awm_unit: 5th Australian Machine Gun Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-27 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Narrogin, WA.
Son of Patrick O'Connell and Catherine O'Connell nee Duggan of Kalgoorlie, WA.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal