CONNOR, Roy
| Service Number: | 3047 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wellington, New South Wales, Australia , 23 December 1892 |
| Home Town: | Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sisters of Mercy Convent School, Wellington, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | 1. Tubercle of Lungs & 2. Tubercular Meningitis, 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 29 April 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard Now recorded by CWGC as Grave number - Aust. 48 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3047, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3047, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Phillip Roy Connor was born at Wellington, New South Wales, Australia on 23rd December, 1892 to parents James Nicholas & Johanna Jane Connor (nee Mylecharane).
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 7th September, 1915 as a 23 year old, single, Carter from 38 Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, NSW.
Private Roy O’Connor (name as listed on Embarkation Roll), Service number 3047, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 20th December, 1915 (as per Embarkation Roll & Purport form, however the Casualty Form – Active Service & Statement of Service form both recorded he embarked on 23rd December, 1915) with the 5th Infantry Brigade, 19th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Egypt (no date recorded.)
On 22nd February, 1916 Private Connor was transferred to 4th Battalion & was taken on strength of 4th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir from 19th Battalion.
He was transferred to 1st Pioneer Battalion on 10th March, 1916 & was taken on strength of 1st Pioneer Battalion at Serapeum on 11th March, 1916.
Private Connor was admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 19th March, 1916 with Influenza then transferred & admitted to No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital at Ismalia the same day. The cause was then recorded as constipation. Private Connor was discharged to duty on 11th April, 1916.
On 11th April, 1916 Private Connor was admitted to No. 3 Auxiliary Hospital at Heliopolis with Debility.
He was transferred from 4th London General Hospital on 20th November, 1916 for Perham Downs.
[Note: Several entries above this were crossed out & deleted as incorrect. A total of 5 entries were crossed out from 2nd July, 1916 to 22nd December, 1916]
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
Private Connor was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire, England on 23rd November, 1916 & medically classified “A” – medically fit.
On 24th November, 1916 Private Connor was marched in to 1st Training Battalion, Lark Hill, Wiltshire from Brigade Hospital at Perham Downs.
He was marched in to 1st Training Battalion, Lark Hill, Wiltshire on 15th December, 1916 from Brigade Hospital at Perham Downs.
Private Connor was transferred back to 4th Battalion on 15th February, 1917 from 1st Pioneer Battalion.
On 15th February, 1917 Private Connor proceeded overseas to France per S.S. Victoria to reinforce 4th Battalion. He was marched in to 1st A.D.B. Depot (Australian Divisional Base) at Etaples, France on 16th February, 1917. Private Connor was marched out to 4th Battalion on 22nd February, 1917 from A.D.B. Depot & joined 4th Battalion from Reinforcements on 24th February, 1917 in the Field.
He was detached to C.R.E. for duty from 11th September, 1917 & rejoined 4th Battalion from C.R.E. on 16th September, 1917.
Private Connor proceeded on Leave to UK from 19th January, 1918. He rejoined 4th Battalion from Leave on 7th February, 1918.
On 24th February, 1918 Private Connor reported sick & was admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin) then transferred the same day to 1st Australian Divisional Rest Station. Private Connor was transferred & admitted to 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station on 4th March, 1918. He was transferred to Ambulance Training 17 on 8th March, 1918 & admitted to 55th General Hospital at Boulogne, France the same day with P.U.O. Private Connor marked for transfer to England on 16th March, 1918 & embarked for England on Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck on 17th March, 1918 with Trench Fever.
On 17th March, 1918 Private Connor was admitted to Kitchener’s Military Hospital, England with P.U.O. (Pyrexia (fever) of unknown origin). The Hospital Admission form recorded that he had Trench Fever. He was transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex on 28th March, 1918.
Private Roy Connor died at 9.55 pm on 29th April, 1918 at 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from 1. Tubercle of Lungs & 2. Tubercular Meningitis.
He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-a---c.html
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