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CONNINGTON, Herbert Victor

Service Number:	11048
Enlisted:	1 November 1915, Enlisted in Holsworthy NSW, and allocated to the 14th reinforcements for the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
Last Rank:	Bombardier
Last Unit:	1st Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia , 27 August 1897
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Goulburn North Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk, NSW Dept. of Lands
Died:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 May 1973, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Goulburn General Cemetery, New South wales Church of England, Section 54, Plot 37
Memorials:	Sydney New South Wales Department of Lands WWI Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11048, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted in Holsworthy NSW, and allocated to the 14th reinforcements for the 3rd Field Artillery Brigade.
15 Jan 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 11048, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
15 Jan 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 11048, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney
13 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Taken on strength with No. 1 Section, 1st DAC, in Cairo.
8 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Taken on strength with 2nd Battery, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, in Tel-el-Kebir.
15 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Taken on strength in Fleurbaix, France.
30 May 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 11048, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Sustained (slight) facial contusions from enemy shell fire in Fleurbaix, France.
24 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 1st Field Artillery Brigade
18 Aug 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 11048, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Suffered shell shock in Zillebeke, West Flanders.
22 Dec 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Promoted to substantive Bombardier, after being Temporary Bombardier for 3 months.
20 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11048, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Embarked in Devonport England aboard HMAT "Boonah" for return to Australia. Disembarked in Sydney on 11th June.
3 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11048, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Discharged in 2nd Military District, Sydney, due to the termination of his period of enlistment.

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