Territory Stories

Alexander (Alex) Connell

Details:

Title

Alexander (Alex) Connell,

Name

Alexander (Alex) Connell,

Also known as

Connell, Alexander, Connell, Alex,

Collection

WWII Roll of Honour, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945,

Date

0000-00-00,

Place of birth

Rynope (England),

Date of birth

1893,

Occupation

Cook,

Next of kin

Matthew Connell - Father,

Date of death

1942-02-19,

Place of death

HMAHS Manunda,

Place of burial

Adelaide River War Cemetery Panel 13,

Cultural heritage

English,

Biographical notes

Alexander (Alex) Connell was born in Rynope, England in 1893. Matthew Connell was listed as his next of kin. He was a cook on board the Australian Hospital Ship Manunda. Alexander Connell left behind a wife, Mabel Jane. He has no known grave. He is commemorated at Adelaide River War Cemetery Panel 13.,

History

HMAHS Manunda was anchored in Darwin Harbour near the merchant ship Zealandia and the oil tanker British Motorist when it was first hit by shrapnel and then a bomb during the first Japanese air attack on Darwin, 19 February 1942. Twelve members of the crew and hospital staff were killed, including Alex Connell, and forty-seven others were wounded. The medical and nursing staff quarters were destroyed, B and C decks were severely damaged and fires started on board. Despite the chaos, Manunda continued to treat incoming wounded and staff manned the life-boats rescuing injured men from the sea.,

Notes

Metadata: Attribution International 4.0 (CC-BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0,

Language

English,

Subject

Second World War, 1939-1945, Bombing of Darwin, Roll of Honour, Northern Territory history, Hospital Ship Manunda,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT, Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/pubic-domain/pdm,

Related links

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/2446 [PictureNT : PH0110/0330, Ships, Christa Roderick Collection], https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=334209&S=9&R=0 [Darwin Raids - Casualty Lists and Enquiries], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/2446 [PictureNT : PH0110/0330, Ships, Christa Roderick Collection], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/844091 [WWII Military Units : HAMHS Manunda],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/839235,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/840470