William Thomas CONNOLLY

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CONNOLLY, William Thomas

Service Numbers:	3585, 3585A
Enlisted:	26 October 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burraga, New South Wales, Australia, 1899
Home Town:	Cobar, Cobar, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cobar Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot IV. Row A. Grave 1. Inscription: GONE AND NEVER FORGOTTEN ALWAYS CHERISHED BY YOUR LOVING FAMILY
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3585, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3585, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3585, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
5 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3585, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Tel El Kebir
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3585A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Caledonian"
29 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3585A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3585A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3585A, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3585A awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

William Connolly Identified

William Thomas Connolly was killed at Fromelles, acknowledged as the worst 24 hours ever for Australian forces, when some 5,000 casualties were suffered. He was one of the soldiers buried in a mass grave at Pheasant Wood. The Fromelles Project identified his remains in 2014 and he was reburied.

Submitted 7 January 2017 by Kay Stingemore

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

William was only 17 years old when he was killed. His family epitaph reads- HE WHO DIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD, IS A SOLDIER AND A MAN.

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