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Eric Winfield CONNELLY

Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
SchoolCarlton College, Royal Park, Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBarrister at law
AddressWaverley, Wellington Street, Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs F C Connelly, Waverley, Wellington Street, Brighton, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name7th Battalion, G Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 30 September 1918

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateDied of wounds 9 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death29.11
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave No. 3), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Jefferson and Frances Cresswell CONNELLY, 6 Westbury Street, East Street, Kilda. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

Family/military connectionsBrother: Captain Clive Emerson CONNELLY, 14th Bn, killed in action, 28 August 1915; Cousin: 2nd Lt Kenneth Gartrelle CONNELLY, 18th Bn, killed in action, 3 November 1917.
Other detailsMedals: Distinguished Service Order, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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