CONNOR, James Murray
| Service Number: | 2562 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Coraki, New South Wales, Australia, 4 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Ootha, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 31 December 1966, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2562, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2562, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2562, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 24 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, Proyart |
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 200 and 284. Prior to the war he was a farmer of Sydney NSW. He enlisted 10th June 1915 aged 22 years. He served with the 2nd Infantry Battalion, earning the Military Cross during the war and being promoted to Lieutenant. He survived the war, and departed the UK for home 20th April 1919.
Submitted 27 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James was the son of Francis Gillies and Jane Connor of Willoughby, New South Wales.
His younger brother, 487 Private Henry Surman Connor 13th Battalion AIF died of Gallipoli wounds in Egypt on 7 May 1915.
James went through the ranks during the war from Private to Lieutenant and was awarded a Military Cross during 1918.
He married in 1919 after his return from the war and raised four children.