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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Alfreton
• Land Derbyshire
• Family Son of William Houldsworth McConnel and Florence McConnel, of Heath End House, Basingstoke
• Education Winchester; Woolwich
• Extra info Husband of M. C. McConnel, of Polydores, Holmer Green, Amersham, Bucks. His wife was the daughter of Major-General H.E.Belfield.

Military service

• Rank Major
• Medals Mentioned in Despatches
• Regiment and unit 295th Brigade Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty.
• Other data related to military career Obtained his commission in the R.A. in 1904; served in England for eight years, acted for some time as A.D.C. to Major-General H.E.Belfield; was in India when the war broke out; went to France October 1914; twice mentioned in despatches.

Death

• Wounded 13 September, while observing for his battery in an exposed position near Ypres (east of Cambridge Road); the war diary log reads for 13 Sept "in morning batteries registered initial line of barrage programme. At 5.35pm this programme was carried out:officer observing Major McConnel of B Bty 295 Bde RFA was wounded during observation and died the next day"
• Type of wounds Died of shell wounds
• Died at the age of 32
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XIX - B - 3

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