Private Connell went overseas with the 70th battalion Mar. 23, 1916 training about three months in England when he proceeded to France drafted to the Machine Gun Section of the 58th battalion.

He was reported Missing after the Battle of the Somme Sept. 17, 1917.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Cenotaph	Chatham and Kent County Cenotaph - Chatham
Sources	Chatham Daily Planet (28-10-1916), Chatham Daily Planet (07-07-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (09-07-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919)
Supplemental Information	Father: Pte. Peter Connell, 122nd CFC Mother: Mrs. Susanna Connell, Chatham Brothers: Francis James, CE, Charles John Sisters: Winnifred L., Victoria Alexander

Height	5'8"
Eye Colour	blue
Age	18
Complexion	fair
Hair	fair
Race	white
Birthplace	Devonport, England
Religion	Prebysterian
Last Place of Employment	Mr. Morgan, Plasterer, Chatham
Average Earnings	10/wk
Marital Status	single
When Enlisted	Sept. 8, 1915
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario

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