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Arthur O'CONNOR

Regimental number1170
Place of birthGlen Innes, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
AddressLong Bay Penitentiary, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.1
Height5' 6"
Weight131 lbs
Next of kinFather, William O'Connor, Warder, Long Bay Penitentiary, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets.
Enlistment date28 September 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 29 January 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date28 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Suffolk', 29 January 1916; discharged (medically unfit: post-typhoid debility), Sydney, 28 August 1916.
Date of death15 June 1948
Age at death51
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, O'CONNOR Arthur

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