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Educational Interest
Connolly,
Frank Lyndon
Private. 15th Army Supply Corps. DAS. SN 16348. Returned 16.8.1919.
Swan Loc 21, Lot 115/116, Kidman Avenue, South Guildford, WA
| Date Enlisted | 03/01/1918 |
| Service Number | SN 16348 |
| Age of Enlistment | 18 years 6 months |
| Place of Enlistment | Perth, WA |
| Place of Birth | Guildford, WA |
| Previous Military Experience | Cadets 4 years (88th Infantry) |
| Occupation | Telephonist |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| School Attended | Guildford State School |
| Address History | Father - Edward Connolly, Kidman Avenue, South Guildford, WA |
Military History
Embarked Albany per HMAT ‘Port Darwin’ 8.5.1918 for Egypt.
Roll Rank Private.
Roll Unit Army Supply Corps.
Connolly disembarked at Suez on 7.8.1918. He entrained to Alexandria and embarked with British Expeditionary Force 3.7.1918 for the UK. He disembarked at Southampton 16.7.1918 and marched in to the Army Supply Corps Depot 16.7.1918. He proceeded overseas to France 28.1.1919 and marched into the Abancourt Military Staging Camp, then to the Supply Depot at Calais, France 29.1.1919. His area of service is not recorded, however, he would have spent long periods on the Western Front.
Embarked for return to Australia per ‘City of Exeter’ 12.7.1919.
Returned/Disembarked Fremantle 16.8.1919.
Discharged 1.9.1919.
Final Rank Private, Army Supply Corps.
Medical Condition NK.
Awards and Medals British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Information Source
Guildford Primary School Honour Roll
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Connolly F L
Australian War Memorial Embarkation Roll- Frank Lyndon Connolly
Wise, H. and Co. Western Australian Post Office Directories.
Swan Loc 21, Lot 115/116, Kidman Avenue, South Guildford, WA.