Name

John Connor.

Description

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Certificate relating to Gunner John Connor.

Life Story

Name: John Connor.

Service Number: 22871.

Rank: Gunner.

Battalion: 460th Battery, 15th Brigade.

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery.

Born: 8th October 1884, Belfast.

Died: 9th October 1917.

Address: 92 Snugville Street, Belfast

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John Connor, son of David and Elizabeth Connor, lived at 92 Snugville Street, Shankill Road, Belfast

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John joined the Royal Field Artillery.

He was posted as part of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force to Egypt on the 31st March 1915.

John was a Gunner in 460th Battery, 15th Brigade Royal Field Artillery when he was Killed In Action on the 9th October 1917 aged 33 years, and just a day after his birthday

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A local newspaper states

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RANK AND FILE.

BELFAST SOLDIER KILLED.

News is at hand that gunner John Connor Royal Filed Artillery, has been killed in action. His brother Harry made the supreme sacrifice in April 1915, while in action with the Canadians. Deceased was a Reserve man, and prior to being called up was employed at the Queens Island. He was a son of Mr David Connor, 92 Snugville Street, Belfast, who has received a communication from an officer, which states, The death of your son is a great loss to the battery. He was one of the best gunners we had and a regular soldier of the old type, who could always be relied upon. I knew him for nearly two years, and always found him one of the bravest of men

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A Pension Application Form shows his mother as claimant.

Dependant Pension Application Forms also show his mother as claimant

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See brother also: 16295 Private Henry Connor 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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John received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1915 Star.

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He is Remembered at Ruisseau Farm Cemetery, Belgium.

To Remember Is To Honour

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