CONNOR, Henry Malvern
| Service Number: | 296 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 March 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia , 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bookkeeper |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension VI E 21 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 296, 6th Machine Gun Company, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 296, 6th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 296, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 24 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 296, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 296 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Elizabeth Connor, of 35, Canterbury Rd., Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, and the late George Connor.
I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH JOB 18.25
Three sons of Mrs Connor, of Fairview street, Newtown, Geelong, have given their lives for the Empire. John George Connor, the eldest, enlisted at Geelong in July, 1915, and trained at Seymour and Geelong. He left Australia in January, 1916, took part in the fighting at Bapaume and Bullecourt, and was killed in action at Bullecourt on May 12, 1917. Prior to enlisting he was a landscape gardener. He was an active member of the Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows. Loyal Geelong Lodge, and the cricket club, and was also treasurer of the Gardeners' Union during its existence in Geelong.
Adrian, the second son, enlisted with his elder brother, and sailed at the same time. He was wounded in the battle of Pozieres, and died on July 31, 1916. He was ln the employ of a wellknown Geelong firm of timber merchants and saw millers. A good all round athlete, he particularly distinguished himself as a long distance cross-country runner, and was an enthusiastic church, Sunday school, and temperance worker.
The third son, Henry Malvern, after having been previously rejected, was accepted in March, 1916, and sailed on May 5 as a member of the machine gun section. After some training in England, he passed the examination for corporal. Fighting at Bapaume on March 24, he received wounds in the head, and died shortly afterwards without having recovered consciousness, He was formerly engaged in clerical work, and was an expert shorthand writer. He was well known as a singer, and was a member of All Saints' Church choir (Geelong).
The three soldiers were nephews of Mr H. McKenzie, Minister for Railways and Water Supply.
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