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William John CONVERY

Regimental number491
Place of birthTaylors Arm, Nambucca River, New South Wales
Place of birthTaylor's Arm New South Wales
SchoolSydney Grammar School and St Joseph's College, Hunter's Hill, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFitter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinMother, Mrs. Helen Convery, Commercial Hotel, Ballina, New South Wales
Enlistment date24 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/7/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 24 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 23 October 1917
Place of death or woundingHanneaback Wood, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 16), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
13
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Helen CONVERY, Walker's Avenue, Haberfield, New South Wales.

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