Arthur James O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	40328
Enlisted:	6 May 1941
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	Royal Australian Air Force
Born:	Mildura, Victoria, Australia , 25 March 1923
Home Town:	Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria
Schooling:	Sacred Heart Convent, Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk (Audit) employed by C.J. Batchelor, Chartered Accountant, Mildura.
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, 25 July 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 1. Row A. Grave 8. Inscription: "DEARLY LOVED R.I.P".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Corporal, 40328
6 May 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40328
25 Jul 1942:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Corporal, 40328, Royal Australian Air Force, Posted to 4 Fighter Sector HQ PORT MORESBY. Accidentally shot.

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