Patrick John O'CONNOR

O'CONNOR, Patrick John

Service Number: 6034
Enlisted: 15 July 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Saddler
Last Unit: 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 17 March 1878
Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1951, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld
ANZ 8, Row 3, Grave 63
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World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 6034, Tunnelling Companies, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
25 Oct 1916: Involvement Sapper, 6034, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
25 Oct 1916: Embarked Sapper, 6034, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
28 Aug 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Saddler, 6034, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Discharged at the 1st Military District due to bronchitis

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas O'Connor and Ellen O'Connor nee Chiddle of Gympie, QLD. Ellen died when Patrick was about two years old.

Husband of Ellen Lois O'Connor nee Barnard of Stanley Street, Gympie, QLD. Patrick and Ellen were married on 5 November 1916 in QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 23 May 1917

Medal: British War Medal