McQUARTERS, Joseph Elliott
(Service number 13/2225)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 February 1893 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Te Aroha | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | W. H. McQUARTER (father), Te Aroha, Waikato | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1975 | Age | 83 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ashburton Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Joseph Elliott McQuarters was the oldest son of William Henry McQuarters and his wife, Edith née Elliott. He was educated at West Christchurch and Belfast schools in the Canterbury district, before going to Waikanae School and Kaitoki School, Wanganui. Joseph farmed with his father and brother William at Darling Downs, Cave. He was there when he was named as next-of-kin for his brother Bill. Joseph was of Cave when he married Ida Ruth Andrews In April 1920 at the Presbyterian Church, Te Puke, Joseph and Ida settled in the South Island and had two sons. Joseph's brother, William Elliott McQuarters, also served in World WarI, and their father enlisted on 5 August 1918. Both Joseph and William signed up again for World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [26 December 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; School Admission records [21 December 2019]; Te Puke Times, 16 April 1920 (Papers Past) [29 December 2019]; Ashburton Cemetery headstone transcription [29 December 2019]
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