John Thompson CONNELLY

Regimental number49874
Date of birth25 July 1883
OccupationMill hand
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinSister, Mrs Mary Stewart, 40A Bay View Road, Dunedin
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 26 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 16), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: William Connelly, Elizabeth Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 36

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