John Joseph O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	2379
Enlisted:	5 October 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	46th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Woolclasser
Died:	Sunbury Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 25 August 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria
Memorials:

5 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2379, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2379, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
20 Apr 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion, From 29th Battalion
11 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 46th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the back. Embarked for England on 2 September 1916 aboard HS West Australia
31 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 46th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed.
4 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 46th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Shrapnel wound to the hand
20 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2379, 46th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to otitis media

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Son of Daniel O'Connor and Catherine O'Connor nee McCormick of Ballarat, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister Theresa Stapleton of Brownbill Street, East Geelong, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 28 March 1919 aboard HT Karoa disembarking on 8 May 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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