Joseph Henry MILBURN

Regimental number10/687
Date of birth11 October 1890
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWatchmaker
Addressc/o Mrs Bennett, Vivian Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 7"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMrs J Milburn, 18 Baker Street, Caversham, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Caversham Rifles (Cadets); resigned.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unit5th Machine Gun Company
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 March 1918
Discharge date9 November 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HT 'Remuera', 14 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: loose lower cartilage, left knee), 9 November 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death14 March 1954 Porirua
Age at death63
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375100

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