Henry McCONNAUGHTY

Regimental number2404
Place of birthCoonabarabran, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCoach driver
AddressMullaley, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 4"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinGuardian, Mrs E Price, Mullaley, Gunnedah, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 June 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 14 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 25 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
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Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date14 February 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HS 'Karoola', 25 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wounds, left thigh, right leg; both legs amputated), 14 February 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 June 1957
Age at death63
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, McCONNAUGHTY Henry