John CONNOR

Regimental number51106
Date of birth3 December 1884
Place of birthPort Ahuriri, Napier
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationWaterside worker
Height5' 3"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs T M Connor, Post Office, Gisborne
Previous military serviceServed for 1 month, 13th Reinforcements, NZEF; discharged on account of rheumatism.
Enlistment date27 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSucrerie Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 56), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hugh (b. Nelson) and Tillin Mary (b. Wellington) Connor, 2 Lytton Road, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 October 1917.

Detached to 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company, 7 December 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 12 December 1917.

Detached to 3rd Field Company, NZ Engineers, 26 February 1918; rejoined unit from detachment, 10 March 1918.

Killed in action, France, 2 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805