| Regimental number | 3063 |
| Place of birth | Trafalgar, Victoria |
| School | Trafalgar State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Railway employee |
| Address | 19 Rowena Parade, Richmond, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Astrasia Conley, 19 Rowena Parade, Richmond, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fromelles, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 26 |
| Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row K, Grave No. 48), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Bernard and A CONLEY, 88 Richmond Terrace, Richmond, Victoria. Native of Trafalgar, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 60th, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 April 1917, reported 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 780707, 4898 Pte H.W. SYMONDS, B Company, 60th Bn (patient, 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, England), 5 January 1917: 'On the morning of July 19th (dark) in the front line at Fromelles, before we went over Conley and five others were killed by a shell. I saw this happen.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CONLEY John
Red Cross File No 780707 |
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