James Francis O'CONNELL

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O'CONNELL, James Francis

Service Numbers:	1083, 7519
Enlisted:	1 September 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Motor Transport Company
Born:	Captains Flat, New South Wales, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Trainer
Died:	Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia, December 1933, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Kurri Kurri General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic portion. Interred on 15 December 1933
Memorials:	Abermain War Memorial, Cessnock Abermain Public School HR

World War 1 Service

1 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1083, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1083, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked HT Suffolk from Sydney, NSW
11 Mar 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1083, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as services no longer required due to disciplinary reasons
15 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7519, 4th Motor Transport Company, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
14 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 7519, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
14 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 7519, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
30 Mar 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Motor Transport Company
7 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7519, 4th Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Morgan John O'Connell and Mary Ellen O'Connell nee Brogan of Harle Street, Abermain, NSW formerly of Captain's Flat, NSW

Commenced return to Australia first time, on 3 February 1915 aboard HT Kyarra disembarking on 11 March 1915 .

Commenced return to Australia, second time, on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1931c James married Mary MacMahon in Kurri Kurri, NSW

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