Albert (Bert) MCCONNACHY

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MCCONNACHY, Albert

Service Number:	1049
Enlisted:	5 September 1914, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	10th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Renmark, South Australia, Australia , 18 November 1890
Home Town:	Torrensville, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey Panel 32
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)

World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1049, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1049, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide

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Biography

"DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

McCONNACHY.- Between 25th and 29th April, killed in action in the Dardanelles, Private Albert (Bert) McConnachy, beloved third son of the late Peter McConnachy and Emily Sherlock, of Torrensville. Gone, but not forgotten." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 14 Oct 1915 (nla.gov.au)

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