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Adrian Ambrose CONNOR

Regimental number3496
Place of birthFerntree Gully, Victoria
SchoolGordon Technical College
Other trainingCommercial course
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationTimber sorter
Address13 Fairview Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Connor, 13 Fairview Street, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCalais Southern Cemetery (Plot E, Row 3, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth and George CONNOE, 35 Canterbury Road, Albert Park, Victoria
Family/military connectionsTwo brothers who were killed in France. Pte J G Connor No. 3490 and Cpl H M Connors
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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