George Alexander CONNER

Regimental number3044
Place of birthLilydale, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionS
OccupationOrchardist
AddressPiangil PO, Piangil, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary B S Conner, Narrung via Piangil, Victoria
Enlistment date23 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 April 1918
Place of death or woundingMericourt, 1918 France
Age at death29
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah Amelia CONNER, Balranald, New South Wales; husband of Mrs Mary B S CONNER, Nurrung, Victoria. Native of Swan Hill, Victoria
Family/military connectionsArchibald Henry Conner
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal