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MCCONNELL, Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 155 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 155, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 155, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 155, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of ennlistment was Waller Street, Redfern, NSW
Brother of Henry Charles Augustus McConnell of Muswellbrook NSW and Lily May McGuire nee McConnell of Redfern, NSW
Next of kin given as E. Jenkins of Alliance Hotel, Park Street, Sydney, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal