O'CONNOR, Michael Bernard
(Service number 18582)
| First Rank | Second Lieutenant | Last Rank | Second Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 24/02/1895 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point, Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 40 Arthur Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Schoolmaster | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | M. O'CONNOR (father), Hazelburn, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 14th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion (F Company) | ||
| Date | 30 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
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| Service Medals | Yes | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 April 1918 | Age | 23 yrs |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | Killed in action, in the Field | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Auchonvillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hazelburn War Memorial, South Canterbury; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library); St Joseph's Church, Temuka | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Maurice & Elizabeth (nee SCANLAN?) O'CONNOR. Brother of Daniel O'CONNOR 24397 killed in action 1918 & William also served. Story - see separate file. Of Timaru Main School (teacher?). 1908 Junior Scholarship.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [03 August 2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5549 0087703) [04 August 2013]; CWGC [03 August 2013]; Brothers, Lieutenant Michael Bernard (Dick) and Lieutenant Daniel Augustine O'Connor - by Mary Hutching (niece) (copy attached) [per findmypast.com; 04 August 2013]; Timaru Herald, 6 May 1918 (Papers Past) [28 November 2013]; SCRoll web submissions from M Hutching, 3 February 2015; Digital copies of letters from Michael Bernard O'Connor to his brothers Jack (20 August 1917) and Patrick (14 October 1917) supplied by M Hutching, 3 February 2015; 'Roll of honour', Timaru Herald 19 April 1918
External Links
Related Documents
- Letter - Michael Bernard O'Connor to Jack O'Connor, 20 August 1917 (pdf, 3.1 MB updated 05-Feb-2015)
- Letter - Michael Bernard O'Connor to Patrick O'Connor, 14 October 1917 (pdf, 2.5 MB updated 05-Feb-2015)
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