SCORRINGI, Joseph
(Service number 69304)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/08/1889 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer (Wellington Harbour Board) | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S. Scorringi (mother), 40 Abel Smith Street, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 34th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 8 February 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Liverpool, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 3rd | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 October 1918 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Le Cateau, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph Scorringi was the son of Frank and Sarah Scorringi, of 46 Roxburgh St., Wellington, New Zealand.
Sources
Cenotaph (4 June 2014); Identified by telephone call from Ken Drury (sp?), great-nephew, to Tony Rippin, 4 June 2014 - Ken has portriat(s) and some documentation he intends to share once collated.
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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