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John Conyngham

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Full length portrait of Private John Conyngham of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Serial No 52730 NZ Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company. Left for Devonport, England aboard HMNZT 86 or 87 "Maunganui" or "Tahiti". He died of wounds on 10 Sep 1918 in Somme, France and is buried at the Euston Road Cemetery, Collincamps Grave Ref 11.F.2. He was the son of John Conyngham and Annie Susanna (nee Cleary) of 125 Crummer Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland and another son Arthur James also served in the war returning unlike his brother (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1917). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-C3074. No known copyright.

Full length portrait of Private John Conyngham of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Serial No 52730 NZ …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John AWMM
  • Surname
    Conyngham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 53730 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
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  • Birth notes
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Conyngham (father), 125 Crummer Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 53730 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
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Medical history

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    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

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Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Conyngham, of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Attended Auckland Grammar School.

    Attended Auckland University College (now the University of Auckland). AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    10 September 1918 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
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  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps, Somme, France AWMM II. F. 2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Third Term, 1918. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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    • Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions. AWMM
    • Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions. AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      67: 39 AWMM
    • Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions. AWMM
    • Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School. AWMM
      Obituary: Third Term, 1918, p.26 AWMM
    • A.U.C. roll of honour, 1914 - 1920. MSS & Archives E-2, Special Collections, University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services. AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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