John McCONNELL

Regimental number25/447
Date of birth9 September 1886
Place of birthGisborne
OccupationButcher
Next of kinFather, Thomas McConnell, 152 Clifford Street, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, Bandsmen
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann McConnell, 3 Temple Street, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 February 1916;
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 18