James Valentine CONNOP

CONNOP, James Valentine

    Service Number: 1111
    Enlisted: 31 October 1914, Liverpool, NSW
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 45th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1888
    Home Town: Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Rosebud State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Suicide, Moondarra, Victoria, Australia, 23 December 1922

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    World War 1 Service

    31 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1111, 13th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1111, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1111, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    30 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1111, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW to left hand. Evacuated to Egypt. Rejoined unit 26 August 1915.
    27 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1111, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Shell shock. Evacuated to UK.
    19 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 45th Infantry Battalion , Egypt
    16 Jun 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 45th Infantry Battalion , France
    6 Aug 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1111, 45th Infantry Battalion , Mouquet Farm, SW to right knee, thigh and left hand. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit.
    14 May 1918: Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1111, 45th Infantry Battalion , RTA 30 January 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds).

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