Regimental number | 5790 |
Place of birth | Forbes, New South Wales |
School | Public School, Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bookkeeper |
Address | Enfield Hotel, Enfield, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Father, Francis James Conelly, Enfield Hotel, Enfield, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Singleton Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Between Westhoek Ridge and Zonnebeke, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Wimereux 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 connections | Brother: 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 |