Henry Edwin O’Connor

(Confirmed)

Born:

Died: 19 August, 1923

Biographical Summary:

Enlisted in the AIF in October 1915.  He served with the 20th Battalion and was wounded in action (gun shot wound to right arm, ulnar nerve severed, and to right shoulder) at Bullecourt on 3 May 1917.  He returned to Australia in February 1918 and was discharged in August 1918.  He died at Callan Park Mental Hospital on 19 August 1923 with his death attributed to his war service.  [JSB]

Recorded Names:

• Henry O'Connor

Service Number: 4750

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• 1 January, 1882 in Ballarat, VIC, Australia

Death Records:

• 19 August, 1923 in Lilyfield

Relationships:

• father - Henry Alfred O’Connor
• mother - Elizabeth Jane Cornish
• wife - Phyllis Kershaw

Organisations:

• Member of - 20th Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• O’CONNOR Henry Service Number 4750 Place of Birth Ballarat VIC Place of Enlistment Holdsworthy Holsworthy NSW Next of Kin Wife O’CONNOR Phyllis (Webpage)
• First World War Embarkation Rolls Henry O’Connor (Webpage)
• OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST 308th NEW SOUTH WALES WOUNDED (Newspaper Article)
• RETURNING SOLDIERS ANOTHER BIG DRAFT (Newspaper Article)
• Funeral Notices (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• O'CONNOR H. on the North Face of the
• O'Connor on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels