O'CONNOR, James
| Service Number: | 2 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Army Medical Corps (AIF) |
| Born: | Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hospital Attendant |
| Died: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 4 July 1940, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Boulder Kalgoorlie Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2, Hospital Transport Corps, Enlisted at Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 2, Hospital Transport Corps, RMS Mooltan, Fremantle | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2, Army Medical Corps (AIF), RMS Mooltan | |
| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2, Hospital Transport Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 4 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Returned to Australia | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2, Hospital Transport Corps, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically due to bronchial asthma | |
| 1 Jan 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2, Army Medical Corps (AIF), Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to bronchial asthma |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John O'Connor and Margaret O'Connor of Tralee, Ireland
Husband of Sarah Elizabeth O'Connor of St Albans Road, Kalgoorlie, WA
Commenced return to Australia on 4 July 1915 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 9 September 1915
O'CONNOR.— The friends of Mrs. K. O'Connor and Thomas, of 35 St. Albans road, Kalgoorlie; Mr. James O'Connor, of Wyndinam; Mr. and Mrs. Ottenson, of Melbourne ; Misses Margaret and Mary O'Connor, of Bendigo, are respectfully informed that the remams of their late beloved husband, father, brother and brother in-law, respectively, James, will be removed from St. Mary's Church, Kalgoorlie, THIS DAY (Saturday) at 9.45 o'clock, for in terment in the Roman Catholic portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery A Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Mary's Church at 9 o'clock.— W. Strother, Undertaker, Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and Menzies Phone 327.
O'CONNOR. — A.N.A., Kalgoorlie Lodge.— Members of the above are respectfully invited to follow the remains of our late Bro. James. The cortege will leave St. Mary's Church. Kalgoorlie, THIS DAY (Saturday) at 9.45 o'clock, for in terment in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery.— L. K Green, Secretary.
O'CONNOR.— Engine Drivers and Firemen's Union.— Members of the above are respectfully invited to follow the remains of our late comrade, James. Cortege will leave St. Mary's Church THIS DAY (Saturday) at 9.45 o'clock, for interment in the Kalgoorlie Cemetery.— C Daly, Secretary.
O'CONNOR.— Holy Name Society, Kalgoorlie (St. Mary's Branch).— The members of the above branch of the Holy Name Society are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of their late member, James O'Connor. The funeral will leave St. Mary's Church, Kalgoorlie, THIS MORNING at 9.45.— A. Daly Smith, President; J. Worner. Secretary.