Regimental number | 2000 |
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria |
School | Carlton State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bootmaker |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Gladys Taggart, Nicholson Street, North Carlton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Heliopolis, Egypt |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 328), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 44 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Victoria O'CONNELL |
Family/military connections | Brother: Henry Charles O'Connell, died in Alfred Hospital of Spinal Meningitis on 23rd August 1915. |