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CONNOP, Edward Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2621 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Little River, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Little River, Wyndham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Cocoroc West School, Werribee, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Calais Southern Cemetery, France Plot D, Row 1A, Grave 4, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lara and District Memorial Gates, Little River Pictorial Honour Roll, Little River Roll of Honor WW1, Werribee Shire Great War Roll of Honor, Werribee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2621, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2621, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2621, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 11 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2621, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2621 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Edward Joseph CONNOP was born in Little River, Geelong, Victoria in 1895
His parents were John Edmond CONNOP and Margaret FORBES
He enlisted on 19th July, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne on 27th October, 1915 on the HMAT Ulysses with the 22nd Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements
Edward died of wounds at Passchendaele and is buried in the Calais Southern Cemetery
Inscription SACRED HEART OF JESUS, HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL
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