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O'CONNOR, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 846 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 September 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 4 August 1964, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 846, 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, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 1 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the left thigh. Invalided to England on 8 August 1917 aboard HS Grantully Castle | |
| 4 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Wound to the chest. Invalided to England on 9 August 1918 | |
| 8 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 846, 36th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as wounded |
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 8 August 1918 aboard HT Capentaria disembarking on 4 October 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal