2292781 Spr. Keith Warrington Connolly Australian Imperial Force 1st Australian Tunneling Company from:Perth, WA Keith Connolly was a well known Australian entertainer. He performed with his parents' variety troupe from age seven and
while in his teens was a member of the Young Australia League. In 1916 he enlisted with the A.I.F. at the age of 18 (though he declared his age to be 21 on his enlistment papers) and went on to serve with First Australian Tunnellers.
After returning to Australia in 1919 he and his sister Gladys Shaw toured with such troupes as the Royal Strollers (1919) and Nat Phillips Stiffy and Mo Company (1921- 25) before forming Keith Connolly's Syncopating Jesters (1925-27). His theatrical career continued well into the 1950s, included engagements with George Wallace (1930), Nat Phillip's Whirligigs, Fullers All-American Revue Co, and in companies featuring Roy Rene, Stud Foley, and Keith's wife Elsie Hosking. He had one son, also named Keith. Read more.
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