John O'CONNELL

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Service Number:	6075
Enlisted:	27 March 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Letheridge, Victoria, Australia, 1868
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Quarryman
Died:	Lorne, Victoria, Australia, 11 January 1954, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Presbyterian, 09, 807, 248. Grave appears to be unmarked
Memorials:	Lethbridge Roll of Honor

27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
27 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6075, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6075, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne
19 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6075, 14th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to hernia and overage

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Son of Michael O'Connell and Catherine O'Connell nee Fitzgerald of Letheridge, Victoria.

Next of kin given as his sister Mary Gorman of Lethbridge, Victoria

Commenced return to Australia on 21 December 1917 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 21 February 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal