O'CONNOR, Reuben Michael
| Service Number: | NX7941 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | LISMORE, NSW, 4 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 15 June 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lismore St. Andrew's Anglican Church Sandakan Memorial Plaque |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX7941 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX7941, General Hospitals - WW2 |
Private Reuben Michael O'Connor
Reuben’s brothers & sisters
Oldest to Youngest
Corporal Douglas Andrew O'Connor. (had four children, Jennifer, Grace, Maree
& Annette)
Private Reuben Micheal O'Connor. (Nil children)
Private Lionel Robert O'Connor. (Nil children)
Private Arthur Henry O'Connor. (Nil children)
Pear O'Connor. (Nil children)
Carmel O'Connor. (Nil children)
Arthur's mother: Muriel Violet O'Connor (nee-Norris) passed away.
Arthur's father: Reuben Berth O'Connor re-married Florence Beatrice O'Connor (nee-Norris) (Muriel & Florence were sisters).
They had four children
Oldest to Youngest
Gloria May O'Connor. (had three children, Peter, Michael & Belinda)
Margaret Rosaleen O'Connor. (Nil children)
Noel Barry O'Connor. (had two children, John & Deborah)
Colin O'Connor. (Nil children)
Submitted 26 February 2017 by Deborah O'Connor
Private Reuben Michael O'Connor
Private Reuben Michael O'Connor
NX7941, A.I.F. 2/10 General Hospital, Australian Arm Medical Corps.
D.O.B 4.3.1921
R.I.P 15.6.45
Reuben is the son of Reuben Berth O'Connor and Muriel Violet O'Connor of Lismore NSW Australia.
Reuben was a POW of Changi Goal transferred from Singapore on the 28th March 1943 on board S.S Deklerk arriving at Sandakan POW camp Borneo on the 15th April 1943.
He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Joint Grave Section 21, Row A, Plot 10.
Reuben's niece, Deborah Joy O'Connor visited Labuan War Cemetery & Memorial on 7th March 2017 to pay her respects.
Submitted 26 February 2017 by Deborah O'Connor
Private Reuben Michael O'Connor
Service Number: NX7941
Enlisted: 7.5.1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: A.I.F. 2/10 General Hospital, Australian Arm Medical Corps.
Born: D.O.B 4.3.1921
Home Town: Lismore
Schooling: Lismore
Occupation:
Died: Illness, Borneo, 15 June 1945
Cemetery: Labuan Cemetery Joint Grave Section 21, Row A, Plot 10.
Reuben is the son of Reuben Berth O'Connor and Muriel Violet O'Connor of Lismore NSW Australia.
Submitted 26 February 2017 by Deborah O'Connor
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