Coming Soon.
O'CONNELL, John Roy
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 848 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | West Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot II, Row F, Grave 1 Headstone Inscription "UNTIL HE GATHERS IN HIS SHEAVES AT LAST GOODNIGHT BELOVED,GOODNIGHT" |
| Memorials: | Newcastle High School Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll |
Biography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Gerald and Ada O'CONNELL, of 2 Heighway Avenue, Ashfield, New South Wales. Native of West Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales.