Michael Edward CONROY

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CONROY, Michael Edward

Service Number:	4006
Enlisted:	29 January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Employment Company
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, January 1871
Home Town:	Middle Park, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	St Kilian's, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Heart failure - war related, Middle Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 June 1919
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

29 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4006, 6th Infantry Battalion
23 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 4006, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 4006, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
11 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From How We Served

The final resting place for; - 4006 Private Michael Edward Conroy of Bendigo and Middle Park, Victoria had been employed as a baker prior to his enlistment for War Service on the 29th of January 1915. Allocated to reinforcements for the 6th Battalion 1st AIF, Michael embarked for Egypt and further training on the 23rd of November 1915 and following his arrival he joined his Unit and was embarked for France on the 29th of March 1916, where he was disembarked on the 4th of April.

By the 3rd of September Michael had been sent back to the ‘Bull Ring’ at Etaples, and was re-mustered as a cook and was attached to the 1st Australian Division Australian Head Quarters for permanent Base Duty. By the 5th of November Michael had been transferred over to the 4th Division Head Quarters, and due to sickness, he was evacuated for hospitalisation on the 6th of March 1917, but was back with his unit for further duty on the 17th of March.

On the 11th of November Michael was again transferred and was taken on strength with the Australian Employment Company and remained on duty until he was again evacuated due to illness on the 18th of November 1918. Michael was diagnosed as suffering from (D.A.H) disorderly action of the heart (commonly referred to as soldier’s heart) and was sent to England for further treatment on the 6th of December.

After periods of hospitalisation and then convalescence, Michael was embarked for his repatriation back to Australia as an in invalid on the 1st of April 1919, and following his arrival on the 16th of May 1919 Michael would undergo ongoing treatment though his condition only further deteriorated and on the 2nd of June 1919 Michael succumbed to this illness having suffered heart failure.

Following his passing Michael was formally laid to rest within Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria.

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