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Citation(s);
Military service
Service number:
478055
Age:
27
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
The Royal Canadian Regiment
Birth:
June 11, 1890
Liverpool, England
Enlistment:
October 5, 1915
Shorncliffe, England
Death:
November 15, 1917
Belgium
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 10
Additional information
Son of Joseph and Margaret Connolly. Spouse Grace Connolly of Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Brother in law of Private Archibald Flemming Smith who died on May 26, 1916 while serving with Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment).
Additional citations
British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Digital gallery of Sergeant John Connolly
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Inscription
Panel 10 of the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Inscription
Inscription on the Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Menin Gate Memorial
Menin Gate - August 2012 … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens -
Circumstances of Death Registers
Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: CLEAL TO CONNOLLY. Microform Sequence 21; Volume Number 31829_B016730. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 165. Page 1365 of 1384.
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Connolly
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Connolly
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Connolly
Digital gallery of
Sergeant John Connolly
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 219 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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