Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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O'Connor, Roy Roderick

The gravestone in this photograph is that of Private Roy Roderick O'Connor. O'Connor enlisted in the Australian Army on the 27th of January 1915 at 19 years of age. After a short period of time spent in Gallipoli and recovering from tonsillitis in England, Roderick disembarked at Marseilles in April 1916 as part of the 12th Battalion. Roderick was wounded in action on the 25th of July 1916 and later died from his wounds on the 27th of July.

Mr D O’Connor of Sanden Street Launceston was on Monday night advised by the Defence Department of the death from wounds of his son Signaller R R O’Conner of the 12^th Battalion. The young soldier was one of the 22 employees of the “Examiner” and the “Courier” who have enlisted for service with the expeditionary forces.

The Weekly Courier 17^th August 1916

Source: Museum Victoria

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