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MCCONNELL, Joseph Foster
Personal Details
Service Number: | 575 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion |
Born: | Naringal, Victoria, Australia , 24 February 1889 |
Home Town: | Naringal, Moyne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria Australia, 2 July 1921, aged 32 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Warrnambool Public Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 575, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 575, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ellen Magill
Joseph was the son of John McConnell and Barbara Spence McConnell/ Anderson He worked as a farm labourer. After being gassed while at he front, he continued to have lung problems, until his death. He died in Warrnambool Hospital after returning to Australia. He never married.