Regimental number | 6479 |
Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria |
Place of birth | Ascot Vale, Victoria |
School | Charles Street State School, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 399 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28.11 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 129 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs S E Coningsby, 399 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'His father was Sgt. Major of 12th Bn. Tasmanian Infantry Forces and both his Great Grandfathers fought at Waterloo.' (details from wife) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | St. Martins Wood |
Age at death | 30.6 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 14), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 49 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Beatrice CONINGSBY; husband of Selina CONINGSBY, 187 Maribyrnong Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 2799 Pte Cyril Tasman BOYD, 60th Bn, Killed in action, 19 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 2 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 16 November 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 April 1917; taken on strength, 7th Bn, in the field, 19 April 1917. Wounded in action, remaining at duty, 20 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 4 October 1917 (gun shot wound, face), and admitted to 65th Field Ambulance; discharged to duty, 9 October 1917; rejoined Bn, 11 October 1917. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 14 January 1918 (bronchial catarrh); admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux; transferred to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 28 January 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 12 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 17 March 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 4 April 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Field Ambulance, 9 April 1918 (ulcers on penis), and transferred to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, 11 April 1918; to 39th General Hospital, Havre (soft chancre); discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 18 May 1918; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 40 days. Rejoined unit, in the field, 26 May 1918. Admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 8 June 1918 (soft chancre and buboes), and transferred to 4th Stationary Hospital, St Omer; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 15 June 1918; discharged to 10th Convalescent Depot, 27 June 1918 (debility after venereal disease); total period of treatment for venereal disease: 29 days. Rejoined Bn, in the field, 24 July 1918. Killed in action, 23 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as CONNINGSBY. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CONINGSBY Edward Henry
Red Cross File No 07807020 |