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Percy Wilfred O'CONNOR

ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationRoman Catholic priest
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinFriend, Rev H E Daly, Archbishop's House, Westminster, London, England
Enlistment date6 April 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A55 Euripides on 31 October 1917
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollChaplains' Department
FateDischarged 25 December 1917
Discharge date25 December 1917
Other details

War service: appiointed Chaplain in england; sailed to Australia on board HT 'Themistocles'; arrived Sydney, 4 July 1917.

Embarked Sydney, 31 October 1917; arrived Devonport, England (via Panama, 25 December 1917, and discharged (appointment terminated).

Subsequently joined the Royal Navy as Chaplain; still serving in 1922.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsEmbarked without pay and allowances. Embarked for voyage only.

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