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CONNELL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1139 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Laura, South Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Laura, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Laura Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laura War Memorial, Stone Hut Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1139, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1139, 48th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1139 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-25 |
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James was born in Laura, South Australia and was schooled at the Laura Public School. He enlisted for service abroad with the A.I.F., at 23 years of age on September 16, 1914.
He saw many years of active service, but suffered a serious wound to the abdomen on June 23rd, 1918 in France and he died of those wounds two days later, aged 27.
James was buried in the Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme, in France.
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