Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Document: | New Zealand WW1 Masonic List | N.Z. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Son or Mrs. C.O'Connor, Friendlies Societies' Dispensary, Courtenay Place, Wellington.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
37940 Corporal Matthew O'Connor, Specialist Company, Signals Section, 23rd Reinforcements, New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
Embarked 2nd April, 1917 on HMNZT80 (Vessel Corinthic) to Plymouth, arriving 10th June, 1917.
Despite surviving the war he died relatively young, aged 48 years and is interred at Karori Cemetery, Wellington.
He is commemorated for his service on the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Otago No. 844 E.C. | New Zealand |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th June 1911 | 5th July 1911 | 2nd August 1911 |
Clerk resident at Dunedin at time of initiation in 1911.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley