O'CONNOR, Daniel
| Service Number: | 359 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Guildford, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mill Hand |
| Died: | Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic, Section OC, Grave 0358 |
| Memorials: | Guildford and District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 359, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 359, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 359, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 7th Machine Gun Company, From 28th Battalion | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 359, 7th Machine Gun Company, Wound to the right leg | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 5 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 359, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Wound to the foot | |
| 3 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 359, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was given as C/- G B Lennord, St Leonard, Guildford, WA
Previously served with the 8th Royal Scots Territorial for two yars
Son of Daniel O'Connor Janet O'Connor nee Hunter of Victoria Square, Perth, WA formerly of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Husband of Elizabeth Burgess O'Connor nee McHattie of Fife Street, Banff, Scotland. Daniel and Elizabeth married 15 December 1917 in the Banff Roman Catholic Church, Scotland
Commenced return to Australia on 25 February 1919 aboard HT Balmoral Castle disembarking on 7 April 1919 with his wife and child
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal