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O'CONNOR, Daniel Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cork, Ireland, 27 November 1888 |
| Home Town: | Yarraville, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Military College, County Wexford, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1976, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic H, Grave 3010. Interred on 26 October 1976. Commemorated in the Victoria Garden of Rmembrance |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the right arm and leg. | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the arm and left thigh. Invalided to England on 14 May 1918 | |
| 18 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Sydney Street, Yarraville, Victoria.
Son of Michael John O'Connr and Helena O'Connor of Prospect Place, Sundayswell, Cork Ireland.
Commenced return to Australia on 1 November 1918 aboard HT Nestor disembarking on 1 February 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal