Reginald John O'CONNOR

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O'CONNOR, Reginald John

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	3 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nyah, Victoria, Australia, 4 April 1891
Home Town:	Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria
Schooling:	Brighton Grammar School & Tooronga Road State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Surveyor
Died:	Nyah, Victoria, Australia, 29 January 1927, aged 35 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Nyah Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
26 Nov 1915:	Involvement 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
26 Nov 1915:	Embarked 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne
23 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John OÇonnor and Maggie Sarah OÇonnor nee Dunn of Ósterberg', Caloola Avenue, Oakleigh, Victoria.

At the time of enlistment Reginald was employed as a surveyor with the Victorian State Rivers & Water Supply.

Commenced return to Australia on'19 October 1917 aboard HT Por Lyttleton disembarking on 15 December 1917

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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