James O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	21389
Enlisted:	4 February 1916, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	12th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia, 28 March 1892
Home Town:	Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Sheep Overseeer
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 24 October 1976, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD Row 8, Grave 681. Commemorated in the QLD Garden of Remembrance.
Memorials:	Barcaldine War Memorial Clock Tower

4 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 21389, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD
11 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 21389, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: ''
11 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 21389, 9th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney
4 Feb 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , In the field
17 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 21389, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Son of James O'Connell and Mary O'Connell nee Nelson of Barcaldine, QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 15 June 1919 aboar HT Swakofmund disembarking on 2 August 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Hilda Mary O'Connell nee Machin. James and Mary married in QLD on 4 January 1923