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CONNELLY, Kenneth Gartrelle
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2125 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 July 1915, 4th Reinforcement. Embarked HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Elsternwick, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Caulfield Grammar School, and Diploma at Agricultural College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Agriculturalist |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 3 November 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2125, 18th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcement. Embarked HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915. | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2125, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2125, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Birth Registration Details
Name: Kenneth Gartrelle Connelly
Birth Registration Date: 1890
Father: Wm Dennis Connelly
Mother Maiden Name: Aitken
Reference Number: 30971
Biography contributed by Gaynor Lovett
Kenneth owned land at Daly River, Northern Territory in 1915.
Enlisted as a Private in 1915, won his stripes before Pozieres and his commission on the field in December 1916.
He was recommended for a Military Medal in June 1916 and Distinguished Conduct Medal, but not awarded either of these honours.