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CONNELL, Clement Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6480 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greghamstown, New South Wales, Australia , 1889 |
| Home Town: | Penshurst, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Peel, Public School and Hereford House Training College, NSW |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Hereford House Reunion Club Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Millthorpe Greghamstown District & School Roll of Honour, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers KIA Honour Roll, Parramatta NSW Public School Teachers Who Served Abroard Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6480, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6480, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles Bernard and Mary CONNELL; husband of Mary CONNELL, 'Jersey', Penshurst Street, Penshurst, New South Wales.
Private Connell was a public school teacher at High Range. He was a general favorite with all, and the news of his death has cast a gloom over the village.
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