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O'CONNOR, Francis Roderick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 575 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, 22 September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Mont Park, Victoria, Australia, 18 October 1983, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Section XA, Grave 429. Interred on 23 October 1983 |
| Memorials: | Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour, South Queenstown State School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 1 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart | |
| 2 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, Shell shock | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wounds to the right hand and both thighs. Embarked for England on 19 April 1917 aboard HS Cambria | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 575, 40th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 6th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Arthur Francis O'Connor and Lilian Rachel O'Connor nee Holloway of Queenstown, Tasmania.
Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on February 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal