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O'CONNELL, Michael John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1577 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 December 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, 14 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School and School of Mines, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1577, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1577, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1577, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1577 awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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