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William Edward O'Connor

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Family grave memorial, St Agnes' Catholic Churchyard - No known copyright restrictions

Family grave memorial, St Agnes' Catholic Churchyard - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    O'Connor AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 56834 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Timber Mill Hand Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 12 November 2020 - research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary O'Connor (mother), Mangatu, via Dargaville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 56834 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Mill hand/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William O'Connor was the son of Thomas and Mary O'Connor of Mangawhare, Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand.

    Memorial on O'Connor's brother James' gravestone, St Agnes' Catholic Churchyard, Kaihu Valley, Northland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 September 1918 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Havrincourt, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ruyaulcourt Military Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM K. 15. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Family grave memorial, St Agnes' Catholic Churchyard, Kaihu Valley, Northland AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Northern Wairoa RSA, Dargaville AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21381740
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Corbett, D.A. (1980). The regimental badges of New Zealand : an illustrated history of the badges and insignia worn by the New Zealand Army. Auckland, N.Z.: Ray Richards. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      70: 21 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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12 November 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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