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CONNOR, Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 403 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toronto, Canada, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Fitter |
| Died: | Died of illness - Dysentery, St Andrews Hospital, Malta, 7 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave 676 Chaplain T.A. Harker officiated, Addolorata Cemetery, Malta |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 403, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoolie, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 403, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 403, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin of given as his uncle William Bennett of the Rising Sun Hotel, Kalgoolie, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the Toronto Irish Fusiliers for about 7 years
While living in Canada he had been employed by Toronto Junction as a full time fitter