John O'CONNOR

O'CONNOR, John

    Service Numbers: 293, 559
    Enlisted: Not yet discovered
    Last Rank: Driver
    Last Unit: 1st Machine Gun Battalion
    Born: Mullenathor, Ireland, 1876
    Home Town: Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Engine Driver
    Memorials: Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Honour Roll
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 293, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry
    1 Mar 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 293, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900.
    21 Jun 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 293, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901.

    World War 1 Service

    24 Sep 1914: Embarked Private, 559, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
    24 Sep 1914: Involvement Private, 559, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
    15 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 559, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Record notes slightly wounded at ANZAC, returned to duty.
    16 Jan 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
    8 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Record notes temp. promotion to Lance Corporal.
    20 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 559, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Record notes wounded in action, gunshot wound to thigh.
    9 Sep 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion
    25 Feb 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Machine Gun Battalion
    24 Jan 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 559, 1st Machine Gun Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

    John O'Connor was born about 1874 in Ireland and served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. He first served as a Private S.N. 293 in the 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. His second service was as a Private (later Driver) S.N. 559 in the 2nd Light Horse Battalion/1st Machine Gun Battalion WW1.

    At the time of both His enlistments he was living at Mount Morgan working as a Engine Driver. He married Mahala Peatey on 13 Dec 1897.

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