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O'CONNOR, Patrick Ailbe
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1371 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Limerick, Ireland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rubberworker |
| Died: | Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, 3 August 1924, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton General Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1371, 39th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1371, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1371, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1371, 39th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the thigh. Embarked for England on 8 December 1917 aboard HS St. Patrick | |
| 9 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1371, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Gower Street, Kensington, Victoria.
Son of Michael Joseph O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor nee Casey of Limerick, Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 10 December 1918 aboard HT Somali disembarking on 8 March 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1920c Patrick married Mary Madeline Gallagher in Victoria