O'CONNOR, John
| Service Number: | 1964 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 March 1934, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Plot reads: Portion 18 - 97 - 29. Interred on 23 March 1934. Grave is unmarked |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1964, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1964, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 7 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1964, 49th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
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Son of Terence O'Connor and Catherine O'Connor nee Murphy of Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland.
Marital status at the time of enlistment was given as widower. His late wife was Rose Ann O'Connor nee Lynch. William and Rose married during 1890c.
Previously served it the Boer War for seventeen months.
Next of kin was given as his son Patrick O'Connor C/- Mr Fitzgerald, Grocer, Valley, Brisbane, QLD. Later changed to his brother Daniel O'Connor of Red Hill, QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 July 1917 aboard HT Euripides disembarking on 18 September 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane
Medal: British War Medal