Joseph JERVIS

Regimental number67750
Date of birth23 June 1891
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAsbestos slater
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.3
Height5' 6"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Jervis, 25A Hopper Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the 5th Railway Engineers, Territorial Force; left of own accord.
Enlistment date17 September 1917
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 January 1920
Discharge date2 April 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 24 April 1918; disembarked London, England, 21 June 1918, and marched in to Reserve Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, Sling Camp.

Marched in to Composite Bn, Larkhill, 3 September 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 18 September 1918; joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 23 September 1918.

Wounded in action, 1 October 1918 (gun shot wound, leg), and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, and transferred to 49th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred same day to Ambulance Train, and admitted to 20th General Hospital, Camiers, 3 October 1918; transferred to England, 4 October 1918, and admitted same day to No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames; transferred to Military Hospital, Rochester (date not recorded).

Appointed Temporary Corporal, 4 April 1919; relinquished temporary rank, 17 July 1919.

Admitted to Military Hospital, Warlingham, 5 August 1919 (venereal: gonorrhoea); discharged, 22 December 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Athenic', 15 January 1920; discharged, 2 April 1920.

Total war service: 2 years 162 days (of which 1 year 316 days was abroad).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: Joseph and Elizabeth JERVIS (both b. Essex, England)
Date of death23 April 1970 Wellington
Age at death78
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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