Thomas O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	756
Enlisted:	25 May 1917, 3 years Infantry
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Trentham East, Victoria, Australia, 13 January 1896
Home Town:	Mooroopna, Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Schooling:	St. Brendans Primary School, Shepparton, Victoria
Occupation:	Grocers assistant
Died:	Stacey's Bridge, Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 16 February 1979, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Yarram New Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Mooroopna Fire Brigade Roll of Honor, Mooroopna War Memorial

25 May 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 756, 10th Machine Gun Company, 3 years Infantry
26 Nov 1917:	Involvement Private, 756, 10th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Indarra embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
26 Nov 1917:	Embarked Private, 756, 10th Machine Gun Company, SS Indarra, Melbourne
11 Aug 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 756, 10th Machine Gun Company, The Battle of Amiens, SW right arm
25 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 756, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd MD

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Son of William Patrick O'Connell and Mary Elizabeth O'Connell nee Milovitch of Main Street, Mooroopna, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 2 September 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal