Benjamin Roy CONNOR

Regimental number10/581
Date of birth5 November 1889
Place of birthDevonport, Auckland
True NameCONNOR, Benjamin Edward Roy
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTe Araroa, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.9
Height5' 10"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMrs Annie Connor, Princes Street, Cambridge
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Waikato Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; resigned on leaving the district; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final ranksgt
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 6 November 1918
Discharge date21 January 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Ayrshire', 6 November 1918; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 21 January 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, 1 November 1939; discharged, 16 April 1943, as 800770 Private, Home Service.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24055338

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