Alfred Henry CONNELL

Regimental number29360
Date of birth5 July 1896
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Connell, Matamata, Hamilton
Previous military serviceServed in 6th Hauraki Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M Connell, Matamata, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 1 March 1917.

Reported missing in action, Belgium, 4 October 1917.

Fate subsequently determined to be killed in action, 4 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 24
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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