Edward James O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	9876
Enlisted:	25 September 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born:	Grantham, Queensland, Australia, 21 January 1895
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1981, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane
Memorials:	Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War

25 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9876, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance , Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
5 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 9876, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
5 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 9876, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
3 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 9876, 2nd Light Horse Field Ambulance , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of Patrick O'Connor and Annie O'Connor nee Gannon of Hancock Street, Denmark Hill, Ipswich, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 3 July 1919 aboard HT Malta disembarking on 11 August 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 28 February 1935 Edward married Charlotte Edith Bowman in QLD.