FIJI GUERILLAS Conn, William George

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Conn ​

• FORENAME

William George ​

• UNIT

New Zealand Commandos ​

• RANK

Sergeant ​

• NUMBER

67874 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

13th July 1943 ​

• AGE

25 ​

• GRAVESITE

Bourail Memorial,New Caledonia Panel 1 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

born 24.3.1918 Gisborne,New Zealand​

son of Charles Edwin and Catherine Iris Conn,Matata,Auckland,New Zealand​

husband of Jane K. Conn,Rotorua,New Zealand​

farmhand in civilian life​

awards Mention in Despatches,Silver Star(US)​

KIA near Munda,New Georgia (body not found)​

London Gazette 36382, 15th February 1944, Page 828​