Patrick CONNOLLY

Regimental number39704
Date of birth15 May 1871
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSeaman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation45.5
Height5' 10.5"
Next of kinCousin, Miss M McMahon, Criterion Hotel, Greymouth
Previous military servicePreviously served in 22nd Reinforcements, NZEF; discharged as being overage.
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Mokoia on 13 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 November 1917
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tofua', 14 October 1917; discharged (no longer physically for for War Service on account of over age), 13 November 1917.

War service: 1 year 20 days (of which 243 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death3 April 1924
Age at death54
Place of burialKarori Cemetery, Wellington
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896668

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