Joseph Foster MCCONNELL

MCCONNELL, Joseph Foster

Service Number: 575
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
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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: ''
1 Aug 1916: Embarked Private, 575, 2nd ANZAC Cyclist Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne

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Biography 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.