John Joseph O'CONNOR

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Service Number:	7300
Enlisted:	3 November 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Helidon, Queensland, Australia, 15 November 1872
Home Town:	Helidon, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Helidon, Queensland, Australia, 17 August 1944, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Helidon Catholic Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:

3 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney
4 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, Gassed.
18 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Gassed
17 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 7300, 9th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District

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Lowered his aged by at least five years when enlisting.

Son of Patrick O'Connor and Mary Ann O'Connor nee Barry of Helidon, QLD.

Commenced return to Australia on 18 July 1919 aboard HT Takada disembarking on 29 August 1919 at Fremantle and failed to re-embark.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Husband of Bridget Ellen O'Connor nee Cahill. John and Bridget married on 14 July 1920 in QLD