WOODHEAD, Joseph Stanley Coira
(Service number 83793)
| First Rank | Last Rank |
|---|
Birth
| Date | 28 July 1885 | Place of Birth | Ohape, near Temuka |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | 30 March 1917 | Age | 31 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | Rangatira Valley, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married. Two children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Forence Mary WOODHEAD (wife), Birkett Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | |||
| Transport | |||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | |||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 1 December 1973 | Age | 88 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Joseph Stanley Coira Woodhead was born on 28 July 1885 at Ohape near Temuka, the second of the three sons of Joseph (Joe) and Agnes (née Cain) Woodhead. Joseph and Agnes married in 1973 and from then the family lived at Springbank Farm at Milford. His father died in 1893 and his mother carried on the farm until her death in 1927. Along with all his siblings, he was educated at Milford School near Temuka. He married Florence Mary Gill on 23 February 1916 at Milford. Evelyn Lorraine Woodhead was born on 26 June 1916 at Temuka and Vera Mary Agnes Woodhead on 4 June 1918 at Temuka.
Farming at Rangitira Valley when his name was drawn in the Fifth Ballot, he enlisted on 30 March 1917 at Temuka. He named his wife as next-of-kin - Mrs Florence Mary Woodhead, Birkett Street, Temuka. Joseph died on 1 December 1973, aged 88 years, and was buried in the Temuka Cemetery with Florence who had died in 1938. His brother, Francis Barclay Woodhead, also enlisted. Neither served overseas.
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 February 2022]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [01 February 2022]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [01 February 2022]
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.
Tell us more
Do you have information that could be added to this story? Or related images that you are happy to share? Submit them here!