CONNELL, Henry
| Service Number: | 5596 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, June 1889 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 30 April 1969, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5596, 1st Divisional Train | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5596, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5596, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 22 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 11 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5596, 3rd Field Ambulance |
Dvr Henry Robert Dundas CONNELL
From: In Remembrance: Hungerford and Associated Families in the Great War 1914-1918
Dvr Henry Robert Dundas CONNELL
Regimental Number: 5596
Unit Name: Divisional Train 4th Reinforcements
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Farmer
Address: c/- Henry Horace Connell, Court House, North Sydney, NSW
Age: 24 years and 5 months
Enlistment Date and Place: 3 November 1914, Liverpool, NSW
Next of Kin: Father, Henry Horace Connell, Court House, North Sydney, NSW
Rank on Enlistment: Driver
Embarkation Details: Unit embarked from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire, on 10 April 1915
Unit from Nominal Roll: 3rd Field Ambulance
Campaigns Served: Gallipoli; Egypt; Western Front
War Service/Promotions: Proceeded to Gallipoli, Turkey, at the rank of Corporal on 5 April 1915. On 23 June 1915 he was Taken on Strength at Alexandria, Egypt. Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force on 8 December 1915. He was transferred to the 1st Australiam Army Service Corps in March 1916 and sent to the western front,. embarking for overseas at Alexandria on 25 March 1916, disembarking at Marseilles, France on 1 April 1916. Admitted to 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, France, on 3 April 1916. On leave in England from 11 June 1916 rejoining his unit 19 June 1916. He proceeded to the Front on 31 July 1916 and was attached to the 3rd Field Ambulance on 1 August 1916. Developed influenza in the Field and was admitted to the 2nd Australian General Hospital, Le Havre, France, on 19 December 1916, being discharged on 1 January 1917. He rejoined his unit on 12 January 1917. Furlough in United Kingdom on 30 November 1917, rejoining unit on 19 December 1917. Appointed Sergeant 9 December 1918. Marched out for return to Australia from Field on 29 January 1919.
Fate: Returned to Australia 17 March 1919 per HT Plessy, embarking 17 March 1919, London, arriving in Australia 30 April 1919,. He married Elsie Margaret Groves, 10 August 1921, Church of the Immaculate Conception, Tumut, NSW.
Place of Death: 30 April 1969, Concord, NSW
Place of Cremation: Northern Suburbs Crematorium, North Ryde, NSW
Medals/Citations: 1914/15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Submitted 23 July 2019 by Evan Evans
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