Regimental number | 351 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Beaconsfield, Western Australia |
School | Spring Road State School, Malvern, Victoria |
Other training | Accountancy |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 212 Chapel Street, Prahran, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 10.5" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Condon, 212 Chapel Street, Prahran, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets as Acting Captain, 49 Drill Hall. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 22nd Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches For gallantry and skill in command of his Company when all officers had become cosualties. Also for valuable reconnaissance work . (Pozieres). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 11), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 96 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Dennis and Annie CONDON, 'Jacwil', Malvern Road, East Malvern, Victoria. Native of Boen, Western Australia |
Family/military connections | Father: 4762 Pte John Denis CONDON, 46th Bn, killed in action, 11 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CONDON Richard Merrick |