Regimental number | 2209 |
Place of birth | Metcalfe, Victoria |
School | Metcalfe State School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Metcalfe PO, Metcalfe, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, John Connell, Metcalfe PO, Metcalfe, Victoria |
Previous military service | 66th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A27 Southern on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | near Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 8), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 11 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Catherine C0NNELL, Metcalfe, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 17 Driver Daniel Walter CONNELL MSM, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 June 1919. |