Regimental number | 4783 |
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 102 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Height | 5' 2.75" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E M Connor, 162 Powlett Street, East Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 8 November 1915 - 15th Rfcts 5 Bn. TOS 59th Bn. 20 April 1916 |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Battle of Fromelles, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 7 March 1916. Found guilty, Colombo, 28 March 1916, of leaving the ship without authority: awarded 168 hours' detention. Disembarked Suez, no date stated. Taken on strength of 59th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 19 July 1916. Now, 4 August 1916, to be reported as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CONNOR Eden Dennis |