Henry Alexander JOLI

Regimental number47149
Date of birth1 March 1890
Place of birthStaveley
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.10
Height5' 8"
Next of kinMother, Mrs A D Joli, Staveley, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date28 January 1917
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter Joseph (b. France) and Ada Dalziel (b. England) Joli, Staveley, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 14 September 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 October 1917, and posted to D Company.

Wounded in action, 12 October 1917.

Now, 24 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18054308

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