Bernard O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	3535
Enlisted:	10 April 1917, Enlisted at St. Kilda, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Balaklava, South Australia, 17 August 1898
Home Town:	Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Chauffeur
Died:	Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1969, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:

10 Apr 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3535, 57th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at St. Kilda, Victoria
21 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3535, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
21 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3535, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne
7 Jul 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3535, 57th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the arm, invalided to England on 10 July 1918
20 May 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3535, 57th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Correct place of birth was Balaklava, SA and correct age at the time of enlistment was 19

Son of William O;Connor and Mary O'Connor nee O'Rafferty of Gourlay Street, Balaclava, Victoria.

Commenced return to Australia on 24 January 1919 aboard HT Delta disembarking on 10 March 1919

Medals:British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war he gained employment as a hospital orderly