BERI, Joseph Louis
(Service number 58658)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 7 June 1892 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Cabinetmaker | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. BERI (mother), King Street, Temuka | ||
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 | 32nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company | ||
| Date | 16 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 November 1923 | Age | 31 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru Hospital | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Joseph Louis Beri wa sthe youngest son of Joseph and Florence (née Louis) Beri. He was educated at the Temuka Convent School and the Temuka Public School. Joseph died following an operation. He is buried with his parents in the Temuka Cemetery, his father having died when young Joseph was just three years old.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 May 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 May 2019]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [13 May 2019]; Temuka Leader, 8 November 1923 [x 3] , 10 November 1923 (Papers Past) [13 May 2019]
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