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Michael O'CONNELL

Regimental number1335
Place of birthBrunswick, Victoria
SchoolBrunswick State School, Victoria
Other trainingNil
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationProspector
AddressMeekatharra, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Next of kinBrother, John O'Connell, Pindar, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A13 Katuna on 24 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death45
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialBirr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot IV, Row D, Grave No. 4), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Daniel and Elen O'CONNELL. Native of Brunswick, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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