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O'CONNOR, Edward Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1730 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 13 July 1884 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, 18 January 1936, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery Section C, Grave 334. Interred on 19 January 1936 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1730, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1730, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 5 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1730, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to bilharzia |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas O'Connor and Catherine O'Connor nee Vaile of 'Burrungul', Mount Gambier, SA.
Commenced return to Australia from Suez on 11 July 1917 aboard HT Port Sydney disembarking on 22 August 1917 at Melbourne for onward travel to Adelaide.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal