Patrick O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	3884
Enlisted:	9 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Northcote, Darebin, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Sorter
Memorials:

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 3884, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 3884, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Adelaide
17 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 8th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the right shoulder. Embarked for England on 24 April 1917
20 Jun 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3884, 8th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Address at the time of enlistment was given as Westgarth Street, Northcote, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister Mrs Cremean of Murphy Street, Richmond, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 aboard HT Beltana disembarking on 10 December 1917

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal