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O'CONNOR, John Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 976 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mascot, Botany Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 976, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 976, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 976, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 976, Embarked at Suez aboard HMAT Ballarat for return to Australia | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 976, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion, From 1st Battalion | |
| 30 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 976, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. | |
| 5 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 976, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of May Jane O'Connor of Clelan Street, Mascot, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 July 1919 aboard HT Canberra disembarking on 14 September 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal