| Regimental number | 2866 |
| Place of birth | Waterloo, Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | St Benedict's (Marist Brothers), Abercrombie Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Sheet metalworker |
| Address | 86 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 126 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, P. Conlon, 86 Cleveland Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm Depot, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father fought in the Crimean War (details from mother of soldier). |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, nr Heilly, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Place of burial | Mericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 13), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Marched out of 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 16 February 1916; taken on strength of 56th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. On Command at School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 4 March 1916; rejoined unit, 26 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Detached to Wireless School, 9 February 1917; rejoined unit, 13 February 1917. Detached for duty with 5th Australian Divisional Signal Company, 1 April 1917; transferred to 5th Australian Divisional Signal Company, 1 April 1917; taken on strength of 5th Australian Divisional Signal Company as a Power Buzzer, 1 April 1917. On leave to England, 30 July 1917; rejoined unit, 13 August 1917. Accidentally injured, 26 February 1918; admitted to No 15 Australian Field Ambulance, 26 February 1918 (crushed foot); transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 26 February 1918; to No 17 Ambulance Train, 28 February 1918; to No 53 General Hospital, 28 February 1918; casualty classified as accidentally injured, 3 April 1918; to No 1 Convalescent Depot, Bologne, 24 April 1918; to No 1 Australian Convalescent Depot, Le Havre, 28 April 1918; discharged, 8 June 1918, and marched into Australian General Base Depot, Rouelles, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 12 June 1918; rejoined 5th Australian Divisional Signal Company, 20 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Stated as buried by Stretcher Bearers, no date stated. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, CONLON Patrick John |
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