JOYCE, Neville Stanley
(Service number 6/2901)
| First Rank | 2nd Lieutenant | Last Rank | Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | 14/02/1892 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 8 May 1915 | Age | 23 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Care Raymond Esq, Campbell Terrace, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Law Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr G.R. Joyce (father), Hay's Building, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima, Navua or Warrimoa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian and Western Europe | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1916 | Age | 24 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Chalmers Church Memorial Plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Neville was the son of George Roderick and Florence Burfield Joyce of 13 Woodlands Road, Timaru. Before enlisting he worked as a law clerk for Raymond & Campbell, Solicitors, Timaru. In 1900 he had attended the Waihopai School (Southland).
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZSG V5; SCRoll web submission by J Sutherland, 2 July 2021
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum); Ted Hansen, SC branmch NZSG
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