Lance Corporal

Herbert Connell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Basil and Amelia Connell, of Tapu, Thames. Served in the South African Campaign. Born at Nelson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2984
Name:
Herbert Connell
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss C. Connell (sister), care of G. Connell, Tapu, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waihao Downs, Canterbury, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion, 12 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 March 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
42
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Herbert Connell
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