CONNOLLY, Kevin John
| Service Number: | 132 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Ipswich, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gympie, Qld., 8 September 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' School Gympie |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | 1990, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 132, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Ipswich, Qld. | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 132, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 132, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
KEVIN JOHN CONNOLLY, the son of Peter Joseph and Mary Connolly, of Barter Street, Gympie, was born at Gympie, Queensland, on 8th September, 1890. He was educated at the Christian Brothers’ School, Gympie.
On 20th April, 1908, he joined the Bank at Gympie; was appointed ledger-keeper on 1st July, 1911, and transferred to Ipswich as teller on 15th January, 1913.
Kevin Connolly enlisted on 4th September, 1914, as trooper in the 2nd Light Horse, and was promoted to sergeant in January, 1917. He served in Egypt until May, 1915, and then at Gallipoli until August. He was in hospital on two or three occasions after leaving Gallipoli, and in intervals served on the A.I.F. Headquarters Staff until discharged as medically unfit in April, 1918.
source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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