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O'CONNELL, Patrick Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2016 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Cancer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 March 1961 |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Roman Catholic FM 29E. Grave 338. Listed ar Francis Patrick O'Connell. Interred on 29 March 1961 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 2016, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 2016, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 66th Infantry Battalion, Shell wounds to the thigh and and ankle | |
| 1 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 6th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to past wounds |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Daniel O'Connell and Kathleen O'Connell of Cork, Ireland.
Next of kin given as his uncle T. O'Connell of Denroches Cross, Cork, Ireland.
Husband of Louisa Jeanette O'Connell nee Bourne of West Marrickville, NSW. Patrick and Louisa were married on 26 April 1919 in the Register Office, Shoreditch, London, England. Deputy Registrar S. W. Dyson officiated
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1919 aboard HS Dunvergen Castle disembarking on 23 August 1919
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal