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O'CONNOR, Leo Francis
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 646 , 646 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Lung Cancer -Mustard gas was a chemical weapon widely used during World War I, particularly by the German army against Allied forces, Erskineville , New South Wales, Australia, 14 July 1935, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot - Zone A Presbyterian Section 06E Grave 1417 Memorial ID 189341574 · |
| Memorials: | Narrabri District School WW1 Honour Roll and Drinking Fountain |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 646 , 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 646, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 646, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Matt OConnor
Brother of Peter Richard O'Connor, service number 647. The brothers signed up on the same day, travelled to WWI together, served from 1915 to 1919, and then returned home to Australia together.
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