John CONWAY

CONWAY, John

    Service Numbers: 988, 988A
    Enlisted: 8 September 1914, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Company Sergeant Major
    Last Unit: 60th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Longford, County Longford, Ireland, April 1884
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    8 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Victoria
    17 Sep 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne
    3 Feb 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion
    5 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for M.E.F Gallipoli per H.M.T. "Clan McGilvarry"
    9 Apr 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    25 Apr 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey
    28 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded In Action -- G.S.W. Scalp
    28 Apr 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Infantry Battalion
    2 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked -- Transferred for England per H.S "Delta"
    2 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Gallipoli for England per H.S "Galeka"
    12 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Southampton, England
    12 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- No 1. Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road Sect. -- G.S.W. Scalp -- Chicester
    12 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Greayling Well War Hospital -- G.S.W. Scalp -- England
    20 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- G.S.W. Head -- Harefield, England
    7 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked England for Australia per H.M.T. "Runic"
    24 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Placed on Supernumary List -- Anzac
    21 Dec 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked, Melbourne, Australia
    21 Feb 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Duty -- Broadmeadows, Australia
    7 Mar 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    7 Mar 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    20 Apr 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, 60th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 2nd Training Battalion
    15 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 60th Infantry Battalion, Admitted -- 8th Australian Field Ambulance -- Gastric Influenza -- Ferry Post
    19 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 988, 60th Infantry Battalion, Discharged to Duty -- Rejoined Battalion
    29 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 60th Infantry Battalion, Promoted to be C.S.M. with rank of Warrant Officer Class 2.
    18 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 988, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kinfauns Castle"
    29 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 988, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 988, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 988A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 988A awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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    The brother of CSM Conway, Sergeant Michael Conway also served during World War 1 for the Royal Irish Fusiliers. He was killed in France in November 1917. 

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