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O'CONNOR, Colin Campbell
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 646, Q187226 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 November 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) |
| Born: | MELBOURNE, VIC, 22 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 July 1959, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nudgee Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Interred on 24 July 1969 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 646, 2nd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 646, 2nd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 646, 2nd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, From 2 Machine Gun Company | |
| 8 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 646, 4th Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit due to heart issues |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Oct 1939: | Involvement Private, Q187226 | |
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| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted | |
| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Q187226, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
| 31 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q187226, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 1 Mar 1940: | Discharged AIF WW1, Q187226, Discharged at the 1st Military District | |
| 1 Mar 1940: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q187226, 1 Garrison Battalion (QLD) | |
| 1 Mar 1940: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as Upper Roma Street, Brisbane, QLD.
Son of Colin O'Connor and Julia Teresa O'Connor nee Conroy of Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 19 June 1919 aboard HT Militaides disembarking on 8 August 1919 at Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal