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CONELLY, Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2253 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Motherwell, Scotland, May 1876 |
| Home Town: | Waikerie, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Drowned in Murray River due to a war related injury, Murray River, near Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia, 24 December 1927 |
| Cemetery: |
Wentworth Cemetery, New South Wales Catholic section, unmarked. |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2253, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2253, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2253, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 14 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2253, 27th Infantry Battalion, 4th MD |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
Extracted by Trove, found by Rodney Volk
Donald Conelly (53 years) was an employee of Lock 16 on the Murray River. Left home in a rowing boat with another man to go to town. His companion stepped out of the boat for a time and when he returned Conelly was missing. His body was recovered close to the spot. Investigations summised that as he had suffered a wound near the heart in WWI and was subject to sudden seizures.
Pte Donald Conelly was a returned soldier and the beloved husband of Hilda Conelly (nee Turnel?). They had two children, Don and Nellie.