Joseph Ignatius CONNELL

CONNELL, Joseph Ignatius

Service Number: 6619
Enlisted: 7 April 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Field Ambulance
Born: Sydney, New South Wales, 1893
Home Town: Drummoyne, Canada Bay, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter and Joiner
Died: Died of wounds - gunshot wounds to the buttocks, 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Belgium, 26 October 1917
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Plot XX11, Row F, Grave 12 Headstone inscription reads: Sweet Jesus have mercy on his soul, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
Show Relationships

World War 1 Service

7 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6619, 8th Field Ambulance, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
10 Nov 1915: Involvement Private, 6619, 8th Field Ambulance, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
10 Nov 1915: Embarked Private, 6619, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne

Help us honour Joseph Ignatius Connell's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Christopher and Johanna Connell of 'Walton', College Street, Drummoyne, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal