Francis Peter CONROY

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Service Number:	855
Enlisted:	24 February 1915, Castlemaine, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling:	South Muckleford State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Brewery Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 8 October 1917
Cemetery:	Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 1
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newstead War Memorial, South Muckleford State School No. 1124 Great War Honor Roll

24 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, Castlemaine, Vic.
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embarked for Gallipoli
12 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, France
18 Apr 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to head sustained in the line at Noreuil. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 31 July 1917.
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
8 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 855, 24th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 855 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-08

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