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O'CONNOR, Daniel Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6852 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Helensburgh, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Convent & Public Schools, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6852, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6852, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6852, 13th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick Marley O'Connot and Isabella Adelaide O'Connor of Wilson's Creek, Helensburgh, NSW.
Brother of James Donald O"Connot who was killed in action on 9 April 1917 while serving with the 3rd Battalion and is buried in the Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Row F, Grave 5
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal