Regimental number | 855 |
Place of birth | Muckleford, Victoria |
School | State School, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Brewery employee |
Address | Bald Hills near Castlemaine, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Father, James Conroy, Bald Hills near Castlemaine, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flanders |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | Birr Cross Roads Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 1), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Muckleford Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: James (d. 25 August 1928, aged 86; bu. Muckleford) and Catherine Mary (d. 24 October 19336, aged 81; bu. Muckleford) CONROY |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4256 Pte John William CONROY, 48th Bn, died of wounds, 8 August 1918; 668 Pte Joseph CONROY, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 November 1915; 1678 Lance Corporal Phillip Michael CONROY, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |