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O'CONNOR, Maurice Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1281 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales This casualty has recently been accepted for commemoration by the Commission. RC. Mortuary 1. Area AA. Grave 167 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1281, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1281, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1281, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1281, 36th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to diabetes |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor of 'Shannonside', Allison Road, Kensington, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 12 November 1916 aboard HT Wiltshire disembarked at Durban on 11 December 1916 to be admitted to hospital. On 17 February 1917 Maurice re-embarked on HT Nestor at Durban for onward travel to Australia as an invalid disembarking in Sydney on 9 March 1917
Medal: British War Medal