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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
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals
Military Awards

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

Discharge

Date Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date 22 August 1965 Age 84 years
Place of Death Christchurch
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
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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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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