Joseph Salvator Herbert MURFITT

Regimental number25137
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinFather, J W Murfitt, 192 Wilson's Road, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LIV, Row D, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John William and Cecilia Murfitt, 384 Wilson's Road, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 16