| Regimental number | 3082 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Christian Brothers College, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Printer |
| Address | 135 Cobden Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 143 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Condon, 135 Cobden Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Junior Cadets; transferred to Citizen Military Forces, 1 February 1915; previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of chest. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Osterley on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 18 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 20), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Thomas and Cecilia Ada CONDON, 116 Napier Street, South Melbourne, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 5th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7January 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Serapeum, 31 January 1916 (adhesions, knee); transferred to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 3 February 1916; discharged to duty, 10 February 1916; rejoined Bn, 11 February 1916. Transferred to 57th Bn, 17 February 1916. Transferred to 60th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Subsequently, 25 August 1916, declared 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Letter, Base Records to mother, 13 May 1918: [T] Officer Commanding 60th Battalion, states that the "only information obtainable within that Battalion is that Pte. Condon was last seen going over the parapet in attack opposite Fromelles, France, on 19th July, 1916. The spot at which he was last seen is about 20 yards south of Pinney Sap."' Note, Red Cross File No 780603: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CONDON John Charles
Red Cross File No 780603 |
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