O'CONNOR, John Edward
(Service number 6/1946)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Care of Jerry Brosnahan, Seadown | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James O'CONNOR (brother), care of Jerry Brosnahan, Seadown, South Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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Biographical Notes
Brother James O'CONNOR also at Seadown in 1915, with Jerry Brosnahan. Among 442 "walking wounded" who arrived from the Somme and Messines, France at Auckland on 3 January 1918, then home to South Canterbury. John is named on the Seadown honours board (Returned) which was unveiled in a ceremony at the school in August 1920.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [16 December 2013]; Timaru Herald, 18 August 1915, 22 March 1917, 5 & 7 January 1918, Auckland Star, 3 January 1918, 21 August 1920 (Papers Past) [16 December 2013; 16 September 2014]
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