Regimental number | 5155 |
Place of birth | Newtownards, Co Down, Ireland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Fireman |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 177 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A H McConnell, 4 Pottinger Street, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked, Suez, Egypt, 12 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 28 May 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 4 June 1916. Marched into 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Etaples, 7 June 1916; marched out unit, 12 September 1916; taken on strength, 7th Bn, Belgium, 13 September 1916. Mentioned in despatches, 2 October 1916, for participation in a very successful raid on the enemy trenches on 30 September 1916. To hospital, Etaples, 24 February 1917 (sick); admitted to 2nd Field Ambulance, 17 March 1917 (mumps); rejoined unit, 5 April 1917. To hospital, 20 April 1917 (sick); admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 21 April 1917 (ST right ankle, accidental); discharged to duty, 8 May 1917; admitted to 5th Divisional Rest Station, 11 May 1917; transferred to 9th Casualty Clearing Station, 14 May 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Hospital, Rouen, 25 May 1917; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Rouen, 25 May 1917; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, 31 May 1917; discharged to 1st Australian Division Base Depot, Havre, 16 June 1917. Proceeded to England as surplus for permanent base duties, 21 September 1917; marched into No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 21 September 1917; marched out to Headquarters, Australian Imperial Force Depots in the United Kingdom, Tidworth, 5 November 1917; attached for duty with Depots in UK, 5 November 1917; detached from duty and marched out to No 2 Command Depot, 15 August 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 15 August 1918. Found guilty, 31 October 1918, of being absent without leave from 11.59 pm, 29 October, to 12.45 am, 31 October 1918: awarded 2 days Confined to Barracks, and forfeited a total of 2 days pay. Commenced return to Australia, from England, on board HT Somerset, 4 December 1918; disembarked, 15 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 27 February 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked returned, 10 May 1928. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McCONNELL James |