CONNELLAN, Wilton Norman
| Service Number: | 7462 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 February 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 27 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar & Southport Grammar Schools, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Chemist Apprentice |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 11 August 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Plot 111, Row E, Grave 26, Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane Grammar School Memorial Library WW1 Honour Board 1 |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7462, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7462, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7462, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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Wilton Norman CONNELLAN was born in Sydney in 1896
His parents were John Dart CONNELLAN and Susan MORLEY who had married in England in 1884 - they were living in 219 Gregory Terrace, Brisbane
He had previous service with the Senior Cadets when he enlisted on 22nd Feburary 1916 with the Australian Army - He was a Signaller with the 9th Battalion, 24th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Hororata on 14th June 1917
He was wounded in action with a gun shot wound to the head on 10th August 1918 & died from his wounds on 11th August 1918 at the 55th Casualy Clearing Station in France - buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France - he is also commemorated on the Australian War Memorial & on the grave of his grandparents William & Eleanor Morley in Lelant Western Cemetery UK
Wilton was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
Brisbane Courier - 11th August 1919
CONNELLAN.- A tribute of love to the memory of Signaller Wilton Norman Connellan, 9th Battalion, A.I.F. killed in France August 11th 1918
"Some day our hands shall clasp his hand, just over in the Morning Land" Insered by his brother & sister, T & E Lyttle.
CONNELLAN.- In sacred and loving memory of W. N. Connellan, only son of Mr. & Mrs. J .D. Connellan, "Tregenna" Gregory Terrace, who gave his life for his county in France on August 11th, 1918.
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