Michael "Morgan" O'Connor^[1]

1883 - 1918  (34 years)

• Name	Michael "Morgan" O'Connor  [2]
  Nickname	Morgan
  Born	31 Aug 1883	Longridge, Southland, New Zealand   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  School	1890-1895	Longridge, Southland, New Zealand   [5]
  Occupation	20 Sep 1916	Longridge, Southland, New Zealand   [4]
  	self-employed farmer
  Buried	1918	Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, Picardie, France
  		O'Connor family gravestone, Riversdale
  		O'Connor family gravestone, Riversdale
  		O'Connor family gravestone, Riversdale
  		O'Connor family gravestone, Riversdale
  Military Service	22 Sep 1916-20 Apr 1918  [4]
  	in New Zealand and France
  Died	20 Apr 1918	, , France   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Cause: Killed in action
  		War death record
  In Memoriam notice	12 Apr 1978	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [10]
  	New Zealand Tablet
  _STAT	Never Married
  Person ID	I2394	TreePKO1
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	John O'Connor,   b. Abt 1850, Ballyguiltenane, Kilfergus, Limerick, Ireland ,   d. 21 Mar 1896, Kingston Crossing, Southland, New Zealand  (Age ~ 46 years)
  Mother	Catherine O'Connell,   b. 1857, Leitrim Middle, Murher, Kerry, Ireland ,   d. 14 Aug 1938, Kingston Crossing, Southland, New Zealand  (Age 81 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1878	Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand   [2, 11]
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Aug 1883 - Longridge, Southland, New Zealand School - 1890-1895 - Longridge, Southland, New Zealand Occupation - self-employed farmer - 20 Sep 1916 - Longridge, Southland, New Zealand Buried - 1918 - Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, Picardie, France Died - Cause: Killed in action - 20 Apr 1918 - , , France In Memoriam notice - New Zealand Tablet - 12 Apr 1978 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Morgan O'Connor
  		Back: Margaret Ferris, Morgan and Jim O'Connor, Front: Catherine, Catherine, and John O'Connor Original held by Elizabeth O'Neill, Dunedin, from 1970. TIFF 2006 from a copy negative made in the 1980s.
  		Morgan O'Connor
  		Morgan O'Connor
  		Michael "Morgan" O'Connor
  		Avenue of Honour, Riversdale NZ
  		Avenue of Honour, Riversdale NZ - oak for Morgan O'Connor
  		Avenue of Honour, Riversdale NZ - plaque for Morgan O'Connor

  
  

• Notes

  At the time of his death his family were living in St John Street, Gore, Invercargill, New Zealand

  
  

• Sources

  [S545] Doczy, Kathleen - Woods gedcom file, compiled by Kathleen Doczy [(E-ADDRESS), & MAILING ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Orland Park, Illinois. [S742] Ireland, Limerick - Bridie Cox's Limerick/Kerry connections family tree, 2002, Cox, Bridie, (1937-2018). Supplied by compiler, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, Ireland. 2002. (Reliability: 2), 23 Aug 2019. [S152] NZ BDM Indexes, Department of Internal Affairs., (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.), (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : accessed 13 Jun 2019), birth of Michael OConnor to Catherine and John OConnor; 1881/4840. (Reliability: 3), 13 Jun 2019. [S524] NZ, Ministry of Defence - letters to Patrick O'Neill about relatives' military service, New Zealand., letter dated 23 June 1977 about 36883 Rifleman Michael O'Connor (Reliability: 4), 7 Sep 2019. Mr O'Connor was born at Longridge on 31 August 1883. He was a self-employed farmer at Longridge until his enlistment in the Army on 20 September 1916. His Next-of-Kin was: Mrs C. O'Connor (Mother), C/o Mr D.L. Peppchvell [Poppelwell], John Street, GORE. He embarked for service overseas on 19 January 1917, and arrived in Devonport, England on 26 April 1917. He marched into Camp at Sling, and left for France on 26 May 1917. He marched into Camp at Etaples on 28 May 1917 and marched out to Division on 11 June 1917. On 18 June 1917 he joined his Battalion in the field and was posted to C Company. He was posted to 2 Field Company NZ Engineers on 6 August 1917 and rejoined his unit on 26 August 1917. Mr O'Connor was killed in action in the field, France on 20 April 1918. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. [S327] O'Neill John and Elizabeth personal papers, O'Neill, John and Elizabeth, (Hocken Library, Dunedin, NZ), Standard Certificate of Michael O'Connor (Reliability: 4), 12 Jul 2015. [S165] NZ, Southland - Southland Times, Southland, New Zealand. Invercargill., "The Roll of Honour: Casualty List No. 849," 9 May 1918, p. 2, col. 6. (Reliability: 4), 12 Sep 2019. Killed in action:... (April 20) O'Connor, M. (Mrs C. O'Connor, Longridge, mother). [S208] Rombouts, Tablet deaths, Michael Rombouts, editor, (Dunedin, NZ: self-published, 2000.) (Reliability: 3), 14 May 2013. O'Connor Michael (d 20 Apr 1918, aged 34 yrs) in France; Rifleman; killed in action; eldest son of Catherine and the late John O'Connor, Longridge, Southland. [Tablet 13 Jun 1918, photo] [S415] NZ war death certificates, New Zealand Registrar-General, war death certificate 12908 (1918), Michael O'Connor (Reliability: 4), 10 Feb 2015. Michael O'Connor, farmer, resident of Longridge, Southland, M, 23, born in Longridge, single, Rfm. 3rd N.A.R.B. 36883, died 20 April 1918 in France, killed in action, certified by Acting Chief Clerk, Base Records, informant A.A. Boult, Acting Chief Clerk, Base Records, Wellington, registered by W.W. Cook, 16 May 1918. [S327] O'Neill John and Elizabeth personal papers, O'Neill, John and Elizabeth, (Hocken Library, Dunedin, NZ), In Memoriam card for Michael "Morgan" O'Connor, 1918 (Reliability: 3), 18 Dec 2016. [S92] NZ, New Zealand Tablet, New Zealand. Dunedin., "In Memoriam notice," 12 April 1978. (Reliability: 4), 25 Jun 2016. O'Connor.-Of your charity pray for the repose of the souls of Michael (Morgan), 36883, 3 NZ Rifle Brigade, born at Longridge on 31 August 1883, killed in action in France on 20 April 1918; and also his parents Catherine and John O'Connor, of Longridge, Southland. Requiescant in pace. [S152] NZ BDM Indexes, Department of Internal Affairs., (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.), (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz : accessed 12 Feb 2018), marriage of John O'Connor and Catherine O'Connell, 1878; 1878/2821. (Reliability: 3), 12 Feb 2018.