WALLER, Joseph
(Service number 40730)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 06/09/1884 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Tripp Settlement, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | H. WALLER (father), Post-office, Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 14 March 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruapehu | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 August 1978 | Age | 93 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph Waller was born on 6 September 1884 at Geraldine, the eldest son of Henry and Emily (née Burnham) Waller. He was educated at the Orton School. On 6 July 1921 at st John the Evangelist Church, Winchester, Joseph married 19 year old Ruby Lilian Goodeve. Like their father who died at 98 years of age, brothers Joseph and John were long-lived. And Ruby lived to 95 years.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [14 January 2017]
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