John William CONNELL

Regimental number21790
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs John Connell, Arowhenua, Temuka
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of disease 9 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialGlasgow (St Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery (Plot VII, Grave No 294), Glasgow, Scotland
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: Norah Connell, Arowhenua, Temuka, South Canterbury, New Zealand, and the late John Connell
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 34