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CONNEL, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 74 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 28 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Trinity Hill School Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 74, 12th Infantry Battalion, An original of A Company | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 74, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 74, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 74, 12th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wound to leg. Evacuated to Malta 4 May 1915. Rejoined unit 14 June 1915. | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 74, 12th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, BW to back sustained at Lone Pine. Evacuated to 1st CCS where he died of his wounds the next day 8 August 1915. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Thomas served at the Landing and suffered a leg wound being evacuated to Egypt on 4 May 1915. He was sent back to Anzac during June and was then mortally wounded on the 7 August 1915, dying of wounds the next day. He was buried at the southern point Anzac Cove.
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