CONNOLLY, James Patrick ( MID )

Full Name: James Patrick

CONNOLLY (MID )

Date of Birth: 03

–

1888

Place of birth: Collie

Australia

Occupation: Postal Employee

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Wife- J. Connolly

Next of Kin Address: Perth Road North Fremantle WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 414/2395

Rank: Gunner

Unit/Division: 102 Howitzer Brigade

Enlistment Date: 1914-09-10

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1914-11-02

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Disembarkation Date: 1914-11-26

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-03-02

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10/09/1914-To 11th Battalion 3rd Brigade as Private
25/04/1915-Wounded in Action Gallipoli ( Bomb Wound Right Leg )
30/04/1915-Admitted 1st Aust General Hospital Heliopolis Egypt
14/05/1915-Admitted Convalescent Camp Helouan Egypt
17/05/1915-Discharged to Duty Zeitoun Egypt
16/06/1915-Rejoined Unit in the field Gallipoli
20/07/1915-to Heavy Battery Division Artillery Gallipoli as Gunner-Appointed Lance Corporal ANZAC
26/12/1915-Disembarked Alexandria ex Gallipoli Peninsula
9/02/1916-To 2nd Field Artillery Brigade Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
27/02/1916-To 4th Division Artillery Tel-el-Kebir
6/03/1916-Transferred 21st Howitzer Brigade Tel-el-Kebir
1/04/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
15/05/1916-Transferred 2nd Field Artillery Brigade in the field France
13/07/1916-Appointed Temporary Bombardier 2nd Field Artillery Battery in the field France
9/12/1916-Appointed Acting Bombardier in the field France
20/12/1916-Promoted Bombardier in the field France
9/04/1917-MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES
8/05/1917-Admitted 51st General Hospital Etaples France ( Sick )
14/06/1917-Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Hospital
8/08/1917-Rejoined Unit in the field Belgium ex Hospital
15/09/1917-Granted Leave England
23/10/1917-Admitted Military Hospital Galway whilst on Leave (NYD )
2/11/1917-Rejoined Unit in the field Belgium ex England
18/11/1917-Admitted 16th General Hospital Treport ( Accidentally Injured-Burns to Face & Hands ) Belgium
15/12/1917-To No. 3 Convalescent Depot Treport France
1/01/1918-Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Hospital
7/05/1918-To 2nd Field Artillery Battery in the field France-Rank reduced to Gunner
17/06/1918-Admitted 4th Stationary Hospital Arques France ( Influenza ) ex 3 Aust Field Ambulance
20/06/1918-Admitted 83rd General Hospital Boulogne France
23/06/1918-To No. 10 Convalescent Depot Ecault France
28/06/1918-To Aust General Base Depot Havre France
20/07/1918-Discharged Base Depot France ex Hospital
26/07/1918-Rejoined Unit in the field France
18/10/1918-Embarked England for Australia per “Port Darwin”
2/01/1919-Disembarked Australia
2/03/1919-Discharged from Service

MENTIONED  IN  DESPATCHES

Date of Reccomendation : 7 March 1917

 

” He has maintained the communications of the Battery in a most admirable manner over a period of many months.  Repeatedly he has gone out and repaired telephone wires or laid new ones under heavy shell fire.  In every respect his work has been of a most praiseworthy character “.

 

Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : 4 October 1917

Location in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette : Page  2623,  Position  27

Date of London Gazette : 1 June 1917

Location in London Gazette : Page  5420,  Position  92.