Private Charles Edward Connor 

41st Australian Infantry Battalion 

 

 

Service Number:                        2553 

Place of Enlistment:                  Brisbane 

Age of Enlistment:                     25 Years 4 months 

Date of Enlistment:                    16th of September 1916 

Embarked:                                  Brisbane 17th of November 1916 

Transport Ship:                          A55 HMAT Kyarna 

Medals Awarded:                       British War Medal, Victory Medal 

Place of Death:                           Wounded in Action (Battle of Broodseinde Ridge), Belgium, 4th of October 1917 

                                                     Died of Wounds, Belgium, 7th of October 1917  

Resting Place:                            Buried Nine Elms British Cemetery Poperinge Grave IV. A. 7. Belgium 

Unit Badge:                                 41st Australian Infantry Battalion AIF 

 

Additional Information:  

41st Battalion participated in the attack on Broodseinde Ridge on the 4th of October 1917, successfully advancing and consolidating their position. Private Connor was wounded in this battle and died in hospital 3 days later.

The Battle of Broodseinde Ridge was part of the British Commonwealth 1917 Ypres offensive. It was a decisive victory for the Australians who inflicted devastating losses on the Germans, with the German official Monograph calling the 4th of October "The Black day".

The Allies could not capitalise on the victory however as torrential rainfall bogged down the advance in the mud of Passendale