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MCCONNELL, John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5614, 2164 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Baringhup, Victoria, Australia, 1901 |
| Home Town: | Baringhup, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Baringhup School & District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 5614, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Driver, 5614, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Driver, 5614, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5614, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged as being underage | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 2164 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ENLISTED AT 14.
SOLDIER ILL IN FRANCE.
Pte. Henry McConnell, son of Mr. W. J. McConnell. of Tarrangower, near Maldon. and nephew of Mrs. D. Gill, Shelbourne, who has been reported ill while fighting in France, enlisted at the age of 14 years and two months, under the name of "Jack Ferris." He passed for 21 years. He sailed in October, 1915, and has been on active service in France for several months past as a driver in the Field Artillery.
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