Regimental number | 1674 |
Place of birth | Mortlake, New South Wales |
School | Kogarah Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mortlake, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J Connolly, Seventh Avenue, Campsie, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A61 Kanowna on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Warlencourt British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 24), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Elizabeth Ann CONNOLLY, 'Lochinvar', 7th Avenue, Campsie, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3779 Pte Roy CONNOLLY, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 October 1916; 1673 Pte Alfred John CONNOLLY, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 12 April 1916; 5993 Pte Arthur Charles CONNOLLY, 13th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 May 1919. |