Regimental number | 1806 |
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | 158 Nicholson Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, James Edward Connolly, Camp Hill, Castlemaine, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Machine Gun Company |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 15 February, 1916 - 2nd Rfts, 39 Bn. TOS 39 Bn. 27 October 1916; Wounded Messines 7 June 1917. Mortally wounded 13 July 1918 |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 177 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |