S14400
O'CONNELL, James
| Service Numbers: | 886, 886/7959 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 886, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 886, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 886/7959, 27th Infantry Battalion |
James O'Connell
(My Father's Uncle)
James enlisted on 28 January 1916.and served in the 27th Batt during the 1914- 1918 War. His service number was 886.
He was discharged as unfit 21/9/1916 and left Adelaide to go to work in Victoria.
He re-enlisted at Broken Hill on 21 November 1917.His service number was 7959 and rank was Sapper in the 2nd A.T.C and he is shown as in $th M.D. 604217
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Records show him in 7th Infantry Brigade---known as the Blue Diamond Brigade, the 27th Infantry Battalion "D " Company known as the Blue and Brown Diamonds.
In May he is shown as being in the Rfts Tunnelling Co. 2nd Tunnelling Co .
He returned to Australia 3 March 1919 on the " Seeang Choon ".
He was discharged on 15 June 1919.
My Uncle remembers being taken to the Adelaide Railway Station to meet him on his return in 1919.
No further information has been found.
Submitted 8 August 2014 by Patricia Young
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