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CONNOLLY, Mark
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 198 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy HIll, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Galway, Ireland, 1872 |
| Home Town: | North Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 11, Row D, Grave 4, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, North Fremantle Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 198, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Blackboy HIll, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Sapper, 198, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Sapper, 198, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 7 Jul 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 198, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 198 awm_unit: 3rd Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1915-07-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Connolly of Flood Street, Galway, Ireland; brother of Mary Connolly of Galway, Ireland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the NSW Artillery for 2 years
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