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Frank Eric O'CONNOR

Regimental number7297
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressRoseville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5.25"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinFather, F J 0'Connor, Ulmarra, Clarence River, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Cadets; then 2 years 3 months in the Army Service Corps, Citizen Military Forces; then enlisted in the AIF.
Enlistment date1 November 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 August 1917
Discharge date26 April 1918
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; disembarked Sydney, 26 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: deafness [pre-existing condition]), Sydney, 26 April 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death4 January 1926
Age at death29
Place of burialMacquarie Park Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, O'CONNOR Frank Eric

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