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William James Clarence CONNORS

Regimental number130
Place of birthGulgong, New South Wales
Place of birthGeelong, New South Wales
SchoolChristian Brothers' Catholic School, St. Benedict's West Sydney
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFitter's mate
Address329 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Mary Connors, 329 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceRANR; Served in the Cadets
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name30th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/47/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll30th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 September 1916
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialEstaires Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row M, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
116
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Catherine Mary CONNORS, 329 Bourke Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney. Native of Geelong, New South Wales

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