William Moran O'CONNELL

Regimental number23/386
Date of birth17 February 1894
Place of birthWaverly, Taranaki
Other NamesCONNELL, William Moran
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPrinter
AddressNgutuwera, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Kingsdon O'Connell, Royal Hotel, Wellington
Enlistment date1 June 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unitB Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 27 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialHebuterne Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 3), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Father: William Kingsdon Connell, 18 Broadway Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Attested under 'CONNELL': correct name 'O'CONNELL, William Moran'.

Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 15 November 1915.

Embarked for Matruh from Alexandria, 19 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 18 February 1916.

Embarked for France, 6 April 1916.

Found guilty, 3 March 1917, of disobeying a lawful command on 1 March 1917: awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No 1.

Found guilty, 16 June 1917, of failing to obey an order leaving a straw hat in bivouac on 13 June 1917: forfeited two days' pay.

Attached to 2nd Anzac Corps Reinforcement Camp, Rouen, 9 October 1917; rejoined unit in the field, 20 October 1917.

Proceeded on leave to England, 11 December 1917; returned from leave and rejoined unit, 28 December 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 24 March 1918.

Promoted Corporal, 27 April 1918.

Killed in action, 27 May 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805