O'CONNELL, Gerald Michael
| Service Number: | VX2981 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 17 January 1913 |
| Home Town: | Mentone, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and Cement Hand |
| Died: | 1977, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 27 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Sep 1940: | Embarked Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Involvement Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked into Palestine. | |
| 6 Nov 1942: | Wounded VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion, wounded in action, gunshot wound to face and chest (amputation of right arm, three fingers left hand) | |
| 11 Jun 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jun 1943: | Discharged Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Corporal, VX2981, 2nd/32nd Infantry Battalion |
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Son of:
Honora Margaret O'CONNELL (nee FARRELL) born 4/7/1880 – died 11/1964 Hampton, VIC.
and
Lawrence Horatio O'CONNELL born 1873 Redesdale VIC - died in 1936.
One of six children:
52093 Leading Aircrafman Laurence Francis O'CONNELL, born 14/01/1907 Wangaratta VIC – died 1979.
John Timothy O'CONNELL born 1908 Wangaratta VIC - died 1963.
Annie Eileen O'CONNELL born 1909 Wangaratta VIC - died 1995.
VX2976 James Allen (also known as Allan James) O'CONNELL born 7/4/1914 Wangaratta VIC – died 1994.
VX71933 Thomas Joseph Carr O'CONNELL born 30/10/1917 Ascot Vale VIC – died 1989.
Gerald on:
27/11/1939 enlisted into WWII into the Army, as a Corporal in the 2nd/32nd Intantry Battalion
15/9/1940 embarked onboard HMT S2
1/12/1940 disembarked into Palestine
6/11/1942 wounded in action, gunshot wound to face and chest (amputation of right arm and three fingers left hand)
11/6/1943 discharged
1977 died
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