Profile

JOE, John Duthie
(Service number 47148)

Aliases	Jack
First Rank	Rifleman	Last Rank

Birth

Date	21/05/1881	Place of Birth	Woodbury

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment
Occupation	Shepherd
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status
Next of Kin	MrsbM. JOE (mother), 81 Harman Street, Addington, Christchurch
Religion
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	25th reinforcements, G Company
Date	26 April 1917
Transport	Turakina
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

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Death

Date	22 August 1965	Age	84 years
Place of Death	Christchurch
Cause
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Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Duthie Joe, known as Jack, was the third son of James and Mary (née Serpless or Surplus) Joe. a shepherd at Lake Tekapo, he was drawn in the first military service ballot for No. 10 (South Canterbury) recruiting district in November 1916. Jack married Hannah Emma Childs in 1923. His brother, David Joe, was called up in 1918. .

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 September 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [16 September 2019]; Timaru Herald, 25 November 1916 (Papers Past) [15 October 2015]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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