Guy Sydney Connor

Service number: 1747

Rank: Trooper

Unit: 1 Australian Battalion Imperial Camel Corps

Service: Australian Army

Date of death: 19 April 1917

Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel

War Grave Register notes:

CONNOR, Tpr. Guy Sydney, 1747. 1st Australian Bn. Imperial Camel Corps. 19th April, 1917. Age 22. Son of Christina C. Biddle (formerly Connor), of Somerset, Sydney St., Manly, New South Wales, and the late Angus Connor. Native of Waverley, New South Wales.

Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Mr Connor was born at Middle Harbour, and was a shop assistant. He enlisted 4 September 1916 giving his age as 22 and 2 months; however his mother stated later he was only 19 when he died. He was found fit at a medical at Manly Town Hall. His mother was at Maretimo Street, Manly, then Sydney Road, Manly.

He was assigned to the Camel Corps, and was killed attacking a Turkish redoubt near Gaza on 19 April 1917.