GODFREY, Joseph Frederick William
(Service number 10/4459)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 09/09/1896 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kaikoura | ||
| Occupation | Musterer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. Godfrey (mother), 5 London Street, Richmond, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 July 1916 | Age | 19 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Joseph Godfrey was the son of Frederick and Frances I. Godfrey, of 192 Dixon St., Masterton, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 Nov 2013]; Military Record held at Archives New Zealand, Wellington Office Item ID R16786805 - digitised0.
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