STRATFORD, Joseph
(Service number 74408)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 6 October 1897 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs L. STRATFORD (mother), Pleasant Point, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 38th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 5 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Remuera | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 August 1978 | Age | 80 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Joseph Stratford was the son of Philip and Louisa (née Thompson) Stratford of Pleasant Point. Philip and Louisa both came from England. he was educated at Pleasant Point School. Joseph married Mabel Abigail Appleton in 1925. Joseph and Mabel divorced in 1934. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 February 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 February 2018]
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