Moira's Dead from
The Great War 1914-18
George Parkinson Connor
Rifleman Connor, George P.
17/837
8th Bn.
Royal Irish Rifles
who died on
Saturday, 8th January 1916, aged 23
Additional Information:
Son of Joseph and Eleanor Connor, of Brookfield, Moira, Co. Armagh
George’s parents were both teachers at Brookfield National School, Moira. George was one of four brothers who all served during the war.
The high explosive shell that killed Corporal George Connor also killed Corporal Henry Murphy and Second Lieutenant Robert Wilson McDermott the son of the Rev Dr McDermott, Belmont Manse, Belfast. They were all buried in a near by orchard that was being used as a cemetery.
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Cemetery:
AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France |
| Grave or Reference Panel Number:
II. A. 29.
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Compiled by Ken Austin from information supplied by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. www.cwgc.org.
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