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• Name O'CONNOR
• Initials TJ
• First name TIMOTHY JOSEPH
• Place of birth Hinds
• Country New Zealand
• Last residence Ruapuna, Canterbury
• Family Son of Daniel and Hannah Sullivan, of Patching St., Ashburton, New Zealand. His father travelled to New Zealand from Doonasleen in Co. Cork in 1871. Daniel married Honora Sullivan at The Church of The Holy Name, Ashburton, New Zealand on the 21st April 1879. His brother Michael n° 44983 enlisted on the same day as Timothy and was seriously injured at the same time Timothy was killed. Michael suffered after effects of his injury which subsequently resulted in his premature death at the age of 47.
• Profession Shearer

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Ashburton, 29 November 1916
• Service number 44984
• Rank Rifleman
• Regiment and unit 2nd Bn. New Zealand Rifle Brigade
• Division - Brigade 3rd Brigade
• Army - Corps - Division New Zealand Division
• National force N.Z.E.F.
• Other data related to military career EMBARKATION: 5 April 1917, Wellington
  Left for France 6 July 1917

Death

• Wounded 12 October 1917
• Type of wounds Died of gunshot wounds in head and left arm in n°3 Can CCS
• Date of death 13 October 1917
• Died at the age of 27
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXI - A - 13

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