Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Arnold Douglas Aitken-Connell Died 15 January 1900 PDF Key details Service numberN/N AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankSouth Africa Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesArnold Douglas AWMM SurnameAitken-Connell AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberN/N AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMary Aitken-Connell (mother), Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 6 April 1901 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberN/N AWMM Military serviceAuckland College Rifles AWMM Pukekohe Mounted Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa Unknown AWMM Age 29 AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Gulf of Taranto AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 1st Contingent, No 21 Company AWMM 1st Contingent AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 foot 7.5 inches AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 10 stone AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSouth Africa Lieutenant/Military AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 9th Contingent AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Mary (nee Jones) and John Aitken ConnellCorrespondance filed on his service record mentions a servant, Alfred James Hill (4025). AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death15 January 1900 AWMM Rensburg, Cape Colony AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Arnold Douglas Aitken-Connell by laying a poppy. William Thomas Aitken William Venice Aitken Arnold Douglas Aitken-Connell John Vaille Douglas Aitken-Connell Andrew Aitkenhead Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Arnold Douglas Aitken-Connell Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The Veteran : official publication of the South African War Veterans' Association… Library / Pictorial › publication Christchurch, New Zealand ; Hamilton, New Zealand UB359.N5 VET Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20524708 Further Reference New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction Further Reference Archives NZ: W5515|1|33 http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war Further Reference DocumentsOhinemuri Gazette AWMM The death roll of the NZ Contingents. Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume IX, Issue 708, 27 June 1900, Page 3 AWMM Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record