CONNOR, ANTHONY
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Private
3776716
25/09/1944
24
The East Lancashire Regiment
II. E. 18.
Always willing always kind
Tender memories left behind Thelma Sherill
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Son of John and Mary Connor, husband of Thelma Connor of Nothingham.
Anthony was injured during the battle of the village of Hapert. He died of wounds at the field hospital at Meerveldhoven. He was initially buried there before being transfered to the Valkenswaard War Cemetery.
Original gravesite at Meerveldhoven.
From the service records of Anthony Connor, the following account can be reconstructed.
Anthony Connor was born on 3 March 1920 in Liverpool, Lancashire. In civilian life he worked as a cigar box maker. He was described as being 5 feet 7 inches tall, with blue eyes and fair hair.
He enlisted in the British Army on 18 April 1940, joining The King’s Regiment (Liverpool). Shortly afterwards, on 22 June 1940, he was transferred to the East Lancashire Regiment.
On 11 August 1942, Anthony married Thelma Helmstock in Nottingham. The couple had one child.
Anthony was deployed to North-West Europe on 24 June 1944 as part of the Allied campaign following the Normandy landings. He later died of wounds on 5 September 1944.
Nothingham Evening News 26 September 1946
Nothingham Evening News 27 September 1946