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MCCONNELL, James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Galashiels Scotland , 1870 |
| Home Town: | Canterbury, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer manager |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot V, Row J, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Camberwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 1, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Martha McConnell; husband of Jeannie McConnell, of "Belmore," 20, Boronia St., Canterbury, Victoria, Australia
IN MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AND OUR LOVING FATHER REST IN PEACE
McCONNELL.- Killed in action, 22nd August, Lieutenant James McConnell, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, after 3¼ years' service, beloved husband of Jean, and loving father of James and John (on active service), Jean, Sydney, and Ronald, late manager Welsback Light Co.