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CONNELLY, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2770, 2770B |
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| Enlisted: | 25 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Molong, New South Wales, Australia, 28 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Narromine, Narromine, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 5 October 1929, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood General Cemetery, New South Wales, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2770, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2770, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 25 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 2770, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Jun 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2770B, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, Shrapnel wound right shoulder | |
| 18 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2770B, 1st Machine Gun Battalion , HT port Darwin, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 27 July 1919, then by train to Sydney arriving 28 July 1919 | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2770B, 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
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