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Ralph Horace Conner

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ralph Horace AWMM
  • Surname
    Conner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    19114 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    15 September 1942 Public - Brent - Other relative - 9 October 2019 - He was my Mums uncle Margaret Barnes /Conner ( so he is my great uncle ) and she has got a Family tree and I saw it on that And mum was telling me a little bit about him cheers
  • Place of birth
    Invercargill New Zealand Public - Brent - Other relative - 9 October 2019 - He was my Mums uncle Margaret Barnes /Conner ( so he is my great uncle ) and she has got a Family tree and I saw it on that And mum was telling me a little bit about him cheers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    19114 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
    WW2 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.46 Butcher/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.46
    Invercargill, Southland 2NZEF Nom. Roll 5, p.46
  • 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ralph Conner was the son of Henry Thomas Conner and Florence Agar Conner. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 August 1942 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. B. 12. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2093095
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1942). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 5 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1941 to 30 September, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.46 AWMM
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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09 October 2019BrentHillcrest QLD Australia Other relative

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