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MCCONACHY, Stuart Lawrence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 933 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916, The Battalion was raised in Ballarat, Victoria, drawn from men in the Western District of Victoria. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Henty, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sandford, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sandford, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 28 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres III E 33 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Sandford School Honour Roll, Sandford War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 933, 39th Infantry Battalion, The Battalion was raised in Ballarat, Victoria, drawn from men in the Western District of Victoria. | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 933, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 933, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 2016: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 933, 39th Infantry Battalion, Departed Southhampton, England, for France en route to Armentieres with his Battalion. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Stuart Lawrence McCONACHY was born in Henty, Victoria in 1887
His parents were William James McCONACHY & Betsy (Bessie) MILLER
He was Killed in Action at Houplines near Armentieres in France on 28th January, 1917
His headstone reads:
'IN MEMORY OF MY DEARLY LOVED SON
HE DIED AS HE LIVED - MANLY & BRAVE'
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