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O'CONNOR, Michael Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1455 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 May 1915, Enlisted as Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Belligen, New South Wales, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Murrumburrah, Harden, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairyman |
| Died: | New South Wales, Australia , 26 September 1978, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Penrith General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia Catholic Monumental Section, Row AW, Grave 20 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1455, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted as Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1455, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1455, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 17 May 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 6 Apr 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , From 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 5 Mar 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1455, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
May have been underage when he enlisted NSW BMD have his birth year 1899c
Son of Maurice O'Connor and Mary J. O'Connor of 'Hill View', Murrumburrah, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 10 May 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal