Regimental number | 123 |
Place of birth | Rileys Hill, Richmond River, New South Wales |
School | St. Patrick's Catholic Boys School, Fremantle |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Baker |
Address | Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Connolly, Road, North Fremantle, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 86th Infantry; Served in the Citizen Military |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 21.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Crouy British Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, GraveNo. 15), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Patrick and Bridget CONNOLLY, Adrian Street, Palmyra, East Fremantle, Western Australia. Native of Richmond River, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | A nephew of Mark Connolly of the 3rd Field Engineers who was killed Gallipoli on 7 July 1915 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |