Hugh O'CONNOR

Regimental number24215
Date of birth7 October 1890
Place of birthGeraldine, Canterbury
OccupationFarm labourer
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Eugene O'Connor, Temuka
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 6 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 9), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Mr Eugene O'Connor, 66 College Road, Timaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 12

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