| Surname: | O'Connell |
| Initials: | C T |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 631 |
| Notes: | MFP. Born Wednesbury, enlisted 22/4/93, occupation Tailor, Discharged Insane 4/10/02. He died intestate leaving £18/01/06. Army Register of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929. 22/4/1893 he enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment No. 3774 as a drummer age 14 years. Served home 22/4/1893 to 22/12/1899, Egypt 23/12/1899 to 4/3/1900, Home 5/3/1900 to 15/3/1900, South Africa 16/3/1900 to 24/7/1900, Home 25/7/1900 to 4/10/1902 discharged after 9 years 166 days at Aldershot, medically unfit. Mother Harriet, 38 Camphill Mill Lane Wednesbury Staffs. Shown as transferred to County Lunatic Asylum on discharge as a dangerous lunatic. Charles Vincent O'Connell. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/194 Page: 49 Oct. 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, awarded as No. 3774, Pte, 2 Royal West Kent Regiment. Remarks; invalided to England. |
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| Date of Death: | Jan. 1, 1899 |
| Company: | UNKNOWN |
| CWGC Link: | 90909 |
| Cemetery: | UNKNOWN, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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