Joseph TURVEY

Regimental number23/1489
AddressTe Wharau
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Turvey, Town Belt, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 33), Bois-Grenier, near Armentieres, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Hughes Turvey and Marian Turvey, Oamaru
Family/military connectionsBrother: 8/1350 Private Richard TURVEY, Otago Infantry Bn, killed in action, 9 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: E Company/2nd Rfts of 1st NZRB

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