Patrick John (Gerry) O'CONNOR

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Service Numbers:	875, V147330
Enlisted:	13 February 1915, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 5 August 1891
Home Town:	Balmattum East, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Colac, Victoria, Australia, 16 January 1950, aged 58 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Colac General Cemetery, Victoria Plot reads: CLC-RC-32-807-61
Memorials:

13 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 875, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Euroa, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 875, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 875, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 875, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

2 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V147330, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
8 Dec 1943:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , V147330, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Next of kin given as a freind William James Crilly of Balmattum, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 9 March 1919 aboard HT Kashmir disembarking on 30 April 1919

Medals WW1: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal

During 1924c Patrick married Catherine (Katie) Primrose Scott Cockerell of Tanybyn in Victoria