Francis O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	67223
Enlisted:	27 August 1918, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW)
Born:	Hillgrove, New South Wales, Australia, 27 February 1893
Home Town:	Urunga, Bellingen, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Urunga War Memorial

27 Aug 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 67223, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Oct 1918:	Involvement Private, 67223, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Wyreema embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
14 Oct 1918:	Embarked Private, 67223, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), SS Wyreema, Sydney
5 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 67223, 16th to 27th Reinforcements (NSW), Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of Patrick O'Connell and Mary J. O'Connell of Hillgrove, NSW.

Husband of Edith M. O'Connell nee Buckman of Urunga, NSW. Francis and Edith married during 1914c in Belligen, NSW.

Disembarked on 21 December 1919 troopship HT Wyreema having been recalled

Medal: British War Medal