Henry Bernard JOYCE

Regimental number7/74
Date of birth16 December 1888
Place of birthKapuni, Taranaki
ReligionRoman Catholic
AddressLongbeach, Ashburton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8.5"
Weight152.5 lbs
Next of kinJohanna Joyce, Strathbedon, Mount Eden Road, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentTimaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No4 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Johanna Joyce, Victoria Street, Hawera
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, No 2 Post, 21 August 1915 (gun shot wound, left arm); admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station, 22 August 1915.

Died of wounds received in action, 22 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805