Private John Martin James O'Connor
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Regimental Number: |
132607 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
13th Battalion | Company: |
A Company |
Place of Birth: |
Huntingdon, Quebec | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
John Edward O'Connor, Father, Huntingdon, Quebec | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
October 18, 1896 | Trade or Calling: |
Clerk |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
No |
Place of Enlistment: |
Montreal, Quebec | Date of Enlistment: |
September 18, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
18 | Height: |
5 Feet 6 Inches |
Chest: |
33 Inches | Expansion: |
2 1/4 Inches |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died of Wounds | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Somme |
Date of Death: |
September 5, 1916 | Age at Death: |
19 |
Buried at: |
Contay British Cemetery, France | Plot: |
I. A. 29. |
Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7415-45 |
| Canadian Virtual War Memorial Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 13th Battalion | A Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 73rd Battalion |
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. |