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John Edmond CONNOP

Regimental number3523
Place of birthLittle River, Victoria
SchoolCocoroe, West Werribee
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressLittle River, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Connop, P O Little River, Little River, Victoria
Enlistment date16 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death24
Place of burialLijssenthoek Millitary Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row L, Grave No. 8), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Family/military connectionsCousin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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