JOYCE, Patrick Joseph
(Service number 6/1891)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 18/09/1881 | Place of Birth | Milton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 6 January 1915 | Age | 33 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | T Joyce (father), Otokia, Taieri, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra, Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian and Balkans (Gallipoli) | ||
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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 | 27 January 1916 | Age | 35 |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | 2015 additions to the Tiimaru Memorial Wall | ||
Biographical Notes
Patrick was the son of Thomas and Mary Joyce. Prior to enlisting he as employed as a labourer on the Ballast Train at Pleasant Point.
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Dave Batchelor (South Canterbury Museum); Ted Hansen, SC branmch NZSG
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