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Hilton Howard CONNELLY

Regimental number5790
Place of birthForbes, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Singleton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBookkeeper
AddressEnfield Hotel, Enfield, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFather, Francis James Conelly, Enfield Hotel, Enfield, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in Singleton Cadets
Enlistment date7 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBetween Westhoek Ridge and Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI, Row E, GraveNo. 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis James and Mary Elizabeth CONNELLY, Overland Hotel, Dubbo, New South Wales. Native of Forbes, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1589 Pte Willian Norman CONNELLY, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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