Captain William Anderson Connell

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Photograph H15843
Service number 182, 295
Ranks Held Captain, Sergeant, Private
Birth Date 1884-01-30
Birth Place Australia: Tasmania, Launceston
Death Date 1917-12-28
Death Place Belgium
Final Rank Captain
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 12th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1915-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1915-07-03
Published in London Gazette in 1915-08-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-09-11
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-09-11
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1915-10-28

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Rolls

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    12th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant

  • Roll of Honour:

    Unit
    12th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Captain

  • Pre First World War Conflicts Nominal Rolls:

    Unit
    8th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    Conflict
    South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War)
    Rank
    Private

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
    London Gazette
    05 August 1915 on page 7668 at position 64
    Commonwealth Gazette
    28 October 1915 on page 2737 at position 26

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    12th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Sergeant
    London Gazette
    03 June 1915 on page 5332 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    11 September 1915 on page 1748 at position 6

Timeline

Date of birth 30 January 1884
Date of enlistment 22 August 1914
Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date of death 28 December 1917
Date of fate 28 December 1917

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