JOSEPH, James Henry
(Service number 23707)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank | Farrier Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C M Hughan (sister), Taieri Mouth, Otago, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 13th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 September 1919 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | At sea en route to New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Drowned | ||
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| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial; Winchester War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
James Joseph was the husband of Sarah Joseph, of Goring St., Wellington, New Zealand.
Sources
Cenotaph databse [August 2013]
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum)
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