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O'CONNOR, Michael Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2719 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Stanthorpe, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 17 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Panel 29 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Stanthorpe Fallen Soldiers HR, Stanthorpe Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Warwick, QLD | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2719, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2719, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2719, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right buttock. | |
| 17 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2719, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2719 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Clarrie (Clarice) Amy O'Connor nee Holman of Stanthorpe, QLD. Michael and Clarrie married on 1 May 1916 in QLD, father of Joyce O'Connor and Virginia Olga Mary O'Connor
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal