George William O'CONNOR

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O'CONNOR, George William

Service Number:	1645
Enlisted:	9 February 1916, Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Collie, Warren Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer & Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 27
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

World War 1 Service

9 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1645, 45th Infantry Battalion , Enlisted at Bathurst, NSW
14 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1645, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
14 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1645, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Ceramic, Sydney
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1645, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1645 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of William O'Connor and Caroline Mary O'Connor nee Royal of Collie, NSW formerly of Echuca, Victoria.

Brother of Patrick O'Connor who returned to Australia on 13 October 1919 having served with the 45th Battalion; Edward (Edmund) Joseph O'Connor who returned to Australia on 17 November 1919 having served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion and Michael O'Connor who returned to Australia on 9 June 1917 having served wth the 45th Battalion.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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