William Henry O'CONNOR

O'CONNOR, William Henry

Service Number: 370
Enlisted: 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD Promoted to Trooper the day after enlisting
Last Rank: Trooper
Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Woodend, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town: Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland
Schooling: Christian Brothers College, East Melbourne. Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Surveyor Assistant
Died: Died of wounds - back, At sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 June 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, buried at sea Chaplain L. Warner officiated Panel 2, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Woodend War Memorial Clock Tower
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 370, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD Promoted to Trooper the day after enlisting
24 Sep 1914: Involvement Private, 370, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914: Embarked Private, 370, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
19 Jun 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 370, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Severe wounds to the back and paraphlegn.
20 Jun 1915: Involvement Trooper, 370, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 370 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-20

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and Elizabeth O'Connor of Woodend, Victoria. Brother of Mary O'Connor,  Ellen O'Connor, Eva O'Connnor and Frances O'Connor

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Had previously worked as a Warehouseman