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O'CONNOR, Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1659, 1568 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1914, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Monbulk, Yarra Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1659, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1659, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Imprisoned The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 1 Oct 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1568, 14th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1568 Private Patrick O'Connor, 14th Battalion, from Monbulk, Victoria... enlisted on 21 December 1914 and embarked for overseas on 19 February 1915 aboard HMAT Runic. He was captured at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915 and interned in Turkey before being transferred to Austria in December 1917. He arrived in England in February 1918 with his right leg amputated. Pte O'Connor arrived back in Australia on 10 March 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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