Private John Martin James O’Connor
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
O’Connor,
John Martin James
Date of birth: 1896-10-18
Place of birth: Huntingdon Quebec Canada
Next of kin: John Edward O’Connor, Father, Huntingdon, Quebec
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1916-09-05
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Contay British Cemetery, I. A. 29.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 132607
Highest Rank:
Private
(13th Battalion)
Rank detail
- Private, 73rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Private, 13th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1916-06-16 to 1916-09-05
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Somme
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 81737
LAC ID:
553651
Service file: B7415-S045
Uploader's Notes:
Son of John and Sarah O'Connor, of Huntingdon, Quebec. Died of wounds at the Somme
Enlisted September 18, 1915 in Montreal, Quebec, 73rd Battalion
Embarked S. S. Adriatic, Halifax, March 31, 1916
Arrived Liverpool April 9, 1916
Admitted to Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe with German measles on April 24, 1916 with a temperature of 105, discharged May 16, 1916. Judged fit for discharge on May 9th, 1916, but in quarantine in case of Diptheria.
Arrived Bramshott May 16, 1916
Embarked for France June 18, 1916
Joined 13th Battalion July 1, 1916
Died of wounds at 49 Casualty Clearing Station Sept. 5, 1916. Listed as gun shot wound to the head
Date of death on some documentation is Sept. 6, 1916, marked as incorrect.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 73rd Battalion Private Army Canadian Infantry 13th Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2008-01-26