Name |
Merrick Hugh McCONNEL |
Rank/Number |
Major |
Regiment |
Royal Field Artillery B Bty 295th Battalion |
Enlisted |
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Age/Date of death |
32 14 Sep 1917 |
How died/Theatre of war |
Died of wounds France & Flanders |
Last known address |
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Cemetery |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium |
Grave or Memorial Reference |
XIX.B.3 |
Location of memorial |
Holmer Green Christ Church |
Date/Place of birth |
c1885 Blainow Festiniog, Monmouth |
Date/Place of baptism |
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Pre-war occupation of Casualty |
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Parents |
Wm Houldsworth McConnel & Florence MG |
Parent's occupation |
slate mining manager/director |
Parents' Address (last known) |
Heath End House, Basingstoke [Hants] |
Wife |
Mary Claire McConnel nee Belfield |
Wife's Address (last known) |
Polydores, Holmer Green |
Notes |
educated at Winchester; mentioned in despatches; father Secretary of Talyllyn Railway Co in 1891 |