English Māori John Vaille Douglas Aitken-Connell Born 1876 - Died 15 January 1900 PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 119 AWMM Also known asConnell AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent AWMM WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Trooper J.Connell. Image has no known copyright restrictions. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Vaille Douglas AWMM SurnameAitken-Connell AWMM Ingoa Also known asConnell AWMM Service numberSouth African 119 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Auckland Grammar School South African War Roll of Honour (PDF, 1.39 MB) Roll of Honour for South African War, 1899-1902. Auckland Grammar School. Public - Kevin - Researcher - 23 February 2021 - Various sources Report Auckland Grammar School South African War Roll of Honour (PDF, 1.39 MB) Roll of Honour for South African War, 1899-1902. Auckland Grammar School. Public - Kevin - Researcher - 23 February 2021 - Various sources Report Auckland Grammar School South African War Roll of Honour (PDF, 1.39 MB) Roll of Honour for South African War, 1899-1902. Auckland Grammar School. Public - Kevin - Researcher - 23 February 2021 - Various sources Report Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1876 AWMM 1877 Noel Smith Research Project Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 6 October 1899 AWMM Paerata, Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Mary Aitkin Connell (mother), Paerata, Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 21 October 1899 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 119 AWMM Military servicePrivate military training, College Rifles AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsQueen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony clasp) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentSouth Africa 6 October 1899 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Shorthand writer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa Vessel was Waiwera AWMM Trooper AWMM 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 2 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 feet 9 inches AWMM Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankTrooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 1st Contingent AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Attended Auckland GrammarTaught at the Mount Eden School where a memorial brass tablet was placed in the classroom where he worked.Trooper Connell had been a shorthand teacher in Harle Giles' Business Training College. He was popular with his company and was thought highly of by his officers. Trooper Connell was shot through the heart during the charge of New Zealanders under Captain Maddocks at Slingsfontein. Buried at Slingersfontein.Surname variously Connell or Aitken-Connell. Listed at Archives New Zealand as Aitken-Connell.Son of Mary (nee Jones) and John Aitken Connell AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death15 January 1900 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Slingersfontein, Northern Cape AWMM 15 January 1900 Noel Smith Research Project Age 23 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryNew Zealand Herald, 23 February 1900 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial plaque, Mount Eden School, Mt Eden, Auckland AWMM Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Memorial plaque, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Vaille Douglas Aitken-Connell by laying a poppy. William Venice Aitken Arnold Douglas Aitken-Connell John Vaille Douglas Aitken-Connell Andrew Aitkenhead Edmund Aitkenhead Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Vaille 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 linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20524709 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 Ranfurly Veterans' Home. Opening ceremony to-day. Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 294, 10 December 1903, Page 5 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19031210.2.26&srpos Further Reference Prize Giving speech- The Auckland Grammar School. Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 299, 17 December 1900, Page 3 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=AS19001217.2.18&srpos Further Reference New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand (Auckland Provincial District), Mount Eden Public School, Memorial brass tablet to Mr. J. V. D. Connell. http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc02Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d64-d4.html Further Reference DocumentsStowers, R. (2002). Rough Riders at War: history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer war 1899-1902 and information on all members of the ten New Zealand contingents. Author: Hamilton, N.Z. AWMM Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand. AWMM Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1900. H.6. Nominal Roll AWMM 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles. Company Roll Book and Field note-book 1899-1901. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 368. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Account of death. (1900, February 24). New Zealand Herald. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Invitation to past and present pupils of Mount Eden School to subscribe to the memorial brass. (1900, May 8). New Zealand Herald. AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM New Zealand Herald, 23 February 1900 AWMM First New Zealanders to the Boer War 1899: history of the First Contingent of New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Boer War 1899-1902, followed by a description of each member AWMM Bulletin (New Zealand. Army. New Zealand Mounted Rifles, First) AWMM Death notice: 1st New Zealand Mounted Rifles Association Bulletin, No 54 May 1933 AWMM St Clair Inglis, A. (c1902). Souvenir Album of the first New Zealand Contingent South African War. Auckland, N.Z.: Arthur Cleave & Co. AWMM This record as partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). 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