KELSO, Joseph
(Service number 63004)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18 August 1889 | Place of Birth | Drumlane, Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | J. Kelso, Willowbridge | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mr Smith KELSO (father), Drumlane, Tamlaght, Uppaland, ireland. Also Mrs E. V. Scott (friend), Williowbridge, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 21 or 22 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Willochra | ||
| 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 | 15 November 1975 | Age | 86 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Joseph Kelso was was born on 18 August 1889 at Drumlane, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland., the son of Smith and Mary Jane (née Service) Kelso. His mother died in 1893. Joseph was at home at Drumlane in 1910 and again in 1911. Joseph had been in New Zealand for three years and was a farm labourer at Willowbridge when he enlisted in July 1917 after being called up. The year before, he was listed on the Reserves Roll. In 1929 at Waimate Joseph married Fanny McKenzie who died three months before him.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [07 August 2020]; Waimairi Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [08 August 2020]
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