Virgil Thomas O'CONNELL

Regimental number3153
Place of birthSurrey Hills New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarter
AddressSecond Avenue, Sandgate, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs W A O'Connell, Gladstone Place, Bowen Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date23 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death18 February 1959
Place of burialLutwyche Cemetery