James Harper Smaillie CONNOR

Regimental number49340
Date of birth10 August 1886
Place of birthKaitangata
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBlacksmith and farrier
AddressMosgiel
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 9"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Connor, Gladstone Road, Mosgiel
Previous military servicePort Navals & Green Island Rifles
Enlistment date16 January 1917
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington, New Zealand, on board SS Mokoia on 13 August 1917
Final rankFarrier
Final unit15th Battery, 1st Artillery Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Glasgow on board HMNZT 'Paparoa', 1 April 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 25 May 1919; discharged, 22 June 1919.

Total war service: 2 years 106 days (of which 1 year 286 days was abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death12 August 1947 (Mosgiel)
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 22
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21896696

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