Hamilton Wellesley Connolly

Service number	402492
Ranks Held	Acting Wing Commander, Squadron Leader
Birth Date	1918-03-31
Birth Place	Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Final Rank
Service	Royal Australian Air Force
Unit	No. 466 Squadron
Place	Sydney
Conflict/Operation	Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes	Published in London Gazette in 1944-11-17 Published in London Gazette in 1943-08-13 Published in London Gazette in 1945-05-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-06-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-11-23 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1943-08-26

Rolls

Date of birth	31 March 1918
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	16 September 1940
Date promoted	09 November 1940	Leading Aircraftsman.
Other units	03 September 1941	No 76 Squadron.
Date promoted	07 September 1941	Sergeant.
Other units	03 November 1941	No 77 Squadron.
Other units	22 November 1941	No 2 B.A.J Flights, UK.
Date promoted	15 March 1942	Pilot Officer.
Other units	15 March 1942	No 78 Squadron.
Date promoted	15 September 1942	Flying Officer
Date promoted	25 November 1942	Acting flight lieutenant.
Date promoted	15 April 1943	Acting squadron leader.
Other units	02 October 1943	No 466 Squadron.
Date promoted	05 March 1944	Flight lieutenant.
Other units	20 October 1944	No 11 F.O.R.C.
Date promoted	25 May 1945	Acting wing commander.
Other	09 August 1945	Transferred to reserves.
Other	25 May 1951	Re-appointed squadron leader.
Other units	c 1940	Elementary Training School, Mascot.
Other units	c 1940	Initial Training School, Bradfield.
Other units	c 1941	Service Flying Training School, Saskatoon, Canada.