John William O'CONNOR

Service Number:	5173
Enlisted:	3 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Harvey, Harvey, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Timber Worker
Died:	Victoria Park, Western Australia, 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Lawn 7, Grave 0011
Memorials:	Yarloop War Memorial

3 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5173, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 5173, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 5173, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle
20 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5173, 11th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the left arm. Embarked for England on 4 September 1916 aboard HS Stad Antwerpen
20 Apr 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion, In England
19 Sep 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Infantry Battalion, From 70th Battalion
20 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, From 11th Battalion
5 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5173, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters, Discharged at the 5th Military District

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