MCCONNAN, Walter Alexander
| Service Number: | 429 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 November 1914, Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Benalla, Vic., 29 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | North Eastern College Benalla |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Victoria, 13 June 1964, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Burwood General Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Lawn 3A, Grave 72 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Benalla Presbyterian Church WW1 Honour Roll, Linton Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 429, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Broadmeadows, Vic. | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 429, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 429, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
WALTER ALEXANDER McCONNAN, son of the Rev. Alexander Candlish McConnan and Mrs. McConnan, was born at Benalla, Victoria, on 29th January, 1886.
He was educated at the North Eastern College, Benalla, and joined the service of the Bank at Tallangatta, Victoria, on 27th November, 1902. His later appointments were to Deniliquin in December, 1909; The Rock, June, 1910; Linton, 1912; and Elmore, 1913.
He enlisted in November, 1914, and was posted to the 8th Light Horse Regiment, and served throughout the Gallipoli campaign, and later in operations over the Sinai Peninsula, Palestine and Syria.
Having held various non-commisioned ranks, he received his commission as lieutenant in 1918.
Lieutenant McConnan was one of 39, out of the original 500 members of the 8th Light Horse, who returned with the regiment in August, 1919, after four and a half years abroad.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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