William Nevin McConnell

Forenames

William Nevin AWMM

Surname

McConnell AWMM

Service number

• WWI 22171 AWMM
• South African 9069 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Place of birth

Auckland

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Birth notes

Son of the late John and Catherine McConnell, of Parnell, Auckland

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Address before enlistment

Station-hand for Barker Bros. at Ruakituri, Gisborne

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Next of kin

WW1 Mrs H.J. Whitley (sister), Bridgewater Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single

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War

• World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
• South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

• WWI 22171 AWMM
• South African 9069 AWMM

Enlistment

• WW1 Unknown AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
• South Africa Clerk/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Embarkation details

• South Africa 14 Apr 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  Drayton Grange Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Mokoia AWMM Corporal/Military Ministry for Culture and Heritage 7th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company Ministry for Culture and Heritage New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
• WW1 21 Aug 1916-24 Oct 1916 AWMM
  HMNZT 62 AWMM Vessel was Drayton Grange AWMM Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 10th Contingent AWMM 10 Contingent, Details AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

William McConnell was the son of the late John and Catherine McConnell, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

His father was named John McConnell.

Next of Kin: Mrs W. B. Helford, Earn St., Invercargill (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM

Death

12 Sept 1918 AWMM
Age  40 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

• Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM IV. B. 11. AWMM
• Metz En Couture Cemetery AWMM

Obituary

Mr. Thomas McConnell, of Clifford street, has received word that his nephew Corporal W. McConnell, was killed in action on Sept. 12. Corporal McConnell left Gisborne with the Sixteenth Reinforcements after a residence in the Bay for about twelve years. He had been employed by Messrs. Mackrell and Colley and C. R. Skeet, and left town to take up a selection near Wairoa, leaving bright prospects there to "do his bit" for his country. Deceased was well Known, his obliging and kindly nature winning him many friends.

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Memorial name

• St Mary's Cathedral Church. Parnell, Auckland 1052 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
  http://www.cwgc.org
  Sources Used
• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20521626
  Further Reference

References

• Information kindly provided by family
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  38: 35
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.