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O'CONNELL, Matthew Kerin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2952 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wanaaring, New South Wales, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia, 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Orange St. Joseph's Church Roll of Honor, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the hand. Invalided to England on 7 July 1918 | |
| 22 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2952, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connell and Margaret O'Connell of Wanaaring, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Edward O'Connell C/- William Landers, Woodlands, Coonamble, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 23 March 1919 abord HT Cluny Castle disembarking on 24 May 1919 at Adelaide for onward travel to Sydney
During 1925c Matthew married Ethel Maher in Sydney, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal