CONNOR, Leonard Smith
(Service number 8/174)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 04/06/1888 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Roxburgh, NZ | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Charles Connor(father) Standfield St, Mornington, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | NMNZT 5, 9 Ruapehu, Hawkes Bay | ||
| Embarked From | Port Chalmers | 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 | 28 Sept 1916 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | KIA | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
son of late Charles and Agnes Connor, Native of Mornington, Dunedin. next of king Brother Daniel C Connor, c/- Kurow Hotel. Daniel also served, Serial No 27463
Sources
War record open in Archives
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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