Anthony “Tony” Connelly
Trooper · NZ #22494 · R1 Patrol · MID
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #22494 |
| Patrol | R1 Patrol |
| Known as | “Tony” |
| Died | August 1956 |
| Honours | MID |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/115125 |
What this roll records
Enlisted for WWII under the name Anthony Connelly; his registered full name was Milton Tadmore Maitland Connelly. Recorded on the roll as Tpr M.T.N. Connelly, M.I.D., NZ Divisional Cavalry Regiment. Brother of Mrs Chipchase of Ruatoria. Died August 1956, aged 54; buried at Ruatoria Cemetery (a headstone also exists at Auckland Cemetery). Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph (per researcher Lorraine Mona, Ruatoria Cemetery Records).
A MOTOR DRIVER; he embarked as a TROOPER with the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment in the Second Echelon (2NZEF Nominal Roll 2, p. 40). Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record 115125.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 2 (Embarkations to 30 Jun 1940), p.40. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry.
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