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O'CONNOR, Thomas John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2803 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 6 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinetmaker |
| Died: | Due to war service, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Section A, Sub 2, Plot 181. Great but very heartfelt epitaph on his headstone. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2803, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD. | |
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| 1 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2803, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2803, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 23 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2803, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor nee Shannon of QLD
Husband of Lilian Maude Gosling formerly O'Connor nee Williams of Thompson Hotel, Mossman, NSW. Thomas and Lillian married on 10 February 1910 in QLD.
Commenced return to Australia on 22 February 1917 aboard HS Karoola disembarking at Sydney on 10 April 1917 for onward travel to Brisbane.
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War, Victory Medal