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McCONNELL, William Robert
(Service number 7/755)

William R McConnell — (Otago Witness, 29 September 1915 )

MacKenzie County Veterans XV, 1919 — Back; G Sherwin (Ref), J Corbett, Rfl Edward Wade, NZRB (Teamster), Tpr William Robert McConnell, SCMR. Pte Thomas Hugh (Logan) Goodley OIR (Butter maker), Sister Munro, Rfm Edward Clarke NZRB (Baker), Pte Kenneth James Pickering SCIR (Clerk), Pte Joseph Jess Cullimore SCMR (Wheelwright), Allan McKinnon.

Front: Cpl Robert John Beattie (Jack) Robinson (Manager) SCIR (Shepherd), LCpl Fred Collins NZRB (Stock agent), Rfm Patrick Hanifin NZRB (Farm hand), Rfm Cornelius (Con) Hanifin NZRB (Farm hand), Tui Kerr, Pte Archie Loomes SCIR (Blacksmith), Sgt John O'Neill NZRB (Farmer), Rfm Ballance Seddon MacKenzie Slow NZRB (Farm hand). (Courtesy of Albury Mob Facebook page & J Sutherland )

Aliases	Willie
First Rank	Trooper	Last Rank

Birth

Date	28/04/1887	Place of Birth	Otago

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Fairlie
Occupation
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs K. MCCONNELL (mother), 124 Main South Road, Caversham, Dunedin
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	2nd Reinforcements
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Date	14 December 1914
Transport	Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
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Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Farm manager

Death

Date	5 July 1957	Age	70 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 8 July 1957
Memorial or Cemetery	Fairlie Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

William Robert McConnell was the son of William and Catherine McConnell. His older brother James (6/513) died 13 August 1921 as a result of injuries suffered in the war.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 January 2017]

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