CONNOR, Adrian Ambrose
| Service Number: | 3496 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 August 1915, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gordon Technical College |
| Occupation: | Timber Sorter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Calais Southern Cemetery, France Plot E, Row 3, Grave No. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong St. George's Presbyterian Church Memorial Window, Nyah Memorial Gates |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3496, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3496, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3496, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3496, 58th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3496 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-30 |
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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.
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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