LAVERTY, Joseph George Richard
(Service number 36460)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28 August 1893 | Place of Birth | Leeston |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waihao Forks, Waimate, Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Joseph LAVERTY (father), Albury, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 19 May 1966 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | Patea | ||
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Biographical Notes
Joseph George Richard Laverty was the younger son of Joseph and Ann Jane (née Chambers) Laverty. He was educated at Albury School,l, where he gained his Certificate of Proficiency in 1908. His brother David also served in World War I. George married Lena Matilda Taylor in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 November 2019]; NZBDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 November 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [08 November 2019]; Temuka Leader, 24 December 1908 (Papers Past) [03 November 2019]
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