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O'CONNELL, Rupert Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1071 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia , 1895 |
| Home Town: | Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Toorak Gardens, South Australia, 17 November 1959, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Catholic Section, Row F, Grave 105. Interred on 18 November 1959. Commemorated with a plaque in the SA Garden of Remembrance. Siebert's Funeral officiated |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1071, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 20 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1071, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Matunga embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 1071, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, SS Matunga, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 1071 | |
| 19 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1071, Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth O'Connell of 'Sefton', St Andrew's Street, North Walkerville, SA.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 September 1918 from Rabaul aboard SS Malusia disembarking on 22 September 1918
Medal: British War Medal