O'CONNOR, John
(Service number 3/3056)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 26/06/1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 February 1919 | Age | 25 yrs 7 mths; 29 yrs |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o P. O. Samson | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married. Married 7 April 1917, at Ashhurst, to Gertrude JELLYMAN. Daughter Joyce Matilda O'CONNOR born 16 September 1917 at Palmerston North. Son Leslie John O'CONNOR born 3 February 1919 at Rotorua. | ||
| Next of Kin | Thomas O'CONNOR (father), 36 Oxford Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Headquarters Staff, Ship's Permanent Medical Staff | ||
| Date | 13 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 June 1928 | Age | 37 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Rotorua | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Rotorua Cemetery and Crematorium, Rotorua, New Zealand (Gravestone image on Cenotaph Database record) | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of Thomas O'CONNOR. Married to Gertrude JELLYMAN in 1917. Daughter Joyce Matilda born in 1917. On return to New Zealand, John went to King George Hospital, Rotorua. May have been born at Oxford, NZ, on 24 June 1889 (conflicting details). It appears that John enlisted twice - in 1917 and in 1919
Sources
Cenotaph Database [04 August 2013]
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