Robert McCONNELL

Regimental number32042
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, A McConnell, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 13th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 5), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adam and Elizabeth McConnell, Kati Kati, Bay of Plenty
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 23

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