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Robert Michael CONNELLY

Regimental number3362
Place of birthMoonambel, Victoria
SchoolSt. Patrick's Catholic College, Melbourne
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressWaverley, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Connelly, 6 Edmund Street, Waverley, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 December 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFlanders
Age at death26
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 6), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Family/military connectionsFirst cousin to Hugh Doherty of Melbourne, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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