Ambrose O'CONNOR

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Service Numbers:	1008, 4553
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Later re-allocatted number 4553
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	5th Divisional Engineers
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier & Blacksmith
Died:	Parkville, Victoria, Australia, July 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Row U, Grave 15099. Interred on 30 July 1964
Memorials:

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1008, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria. Later re-allocatted number 4553
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 1008, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 1008, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
12 Aug 1915:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Engineers, From 23rd Battalion. Allocated number 4553 previously 1008
11 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 4553, 5th Divisional Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to arthritis

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Son of John Francis O'Connor and Ellen O'Connor nee Costello of Castlemaine, Victoria.

Served his blackmith apprenticeship with George Gribbes of Castlemaine, Victoria.

During 1907c Ambrose married Jessie W. Maude Farrar of Baillie Street, North Melbourne, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on 2 July 1917

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal