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250629 Pte. Eugene Patrick O'Connor British Army 2nd Battalion Bedford & Hertfordshire Regiment from:Bury St Edmonds Pat joined the 2nd Battalion, Beds and Herts, from the Royal Artillery as Eugene Patrick O'Connell, but was pressured to change his name due to others of the same surname in his battalion. He was, thenceforth, known as Patrick O'Connor and married and had three children with the same surname. He spent time training in England and saw active service in Italy and Greece. He was asked to go to Palestine as a volunteer service man at the end of the war, but declined. He returned to England and settled down to family life in Sheffield in 1946. He died of natural causes in 1980. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.