William O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	3392
Enlisted:	22 February 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Redfern, New South Wales, Australia, 30 December 1937, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Anglican Section 14, Zone D, Grave 6255. Grave is unmarked
Memorials:

22 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 3392, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 3392, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
1 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 30th Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 36th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right arm
5 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3392, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit

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Son of John O'Connell and Susan Ann O'Connell of Newland Street, Waverley, NSW.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 June 1919 aboard HT Orita disembarking on 9 Augst 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal