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John Bernard CONNELL

Regimental number2885
Place of birthBathurst, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressBathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Connell, Family Hotel, Russell Street, Bathurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 3 October 1916 - 7th Rfcts 57 Bn. TOS 57 Bn. 2 April 1917
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death27
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row B, Grave No. 10), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
163
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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