Edward James McCONNELL

Regimental number11506
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, John McConnell, Turua, Thames River
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 1 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row V, Grave No 26), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emily Jane McConnell, Turna, Thames
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 4

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