Regimental number | 1747 |
Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Charlotte Biddle, Maretino Street, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Kiama, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Angus and Christina CONNOR, 'Somerset', Sydney Street, Manly, New South Wales. Native of Waverley, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Palestine Taken on strength, Australian Reserve Depot, Abbassia, 20 February 1917. Joined No 2 Company, Imperial Camel Corps, Abbassia, 8 March 1917. Killed in action near Gaza, 19 April 1917. OC, 1st Bn, Imperial Camel Brigade, reported: 'Killed in action 19.4.17 in the advance to, and while in temporary occupation of a Turkish Redoubt and owing to the position being vacated and not subsequently re-occupied the dead were not able to be buried.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, CONNOR Guy Sydney |