Joseph WARRING

Regimental number39129
Date of birth9 August 1893
Place of birthWaikouaiti
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 7"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Warring, 10 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 October 1916
Place of enlistmentChristchurch
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Mokoia on 13 February 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIX, Row D, Grave No 17 ), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Emma Warring, Murchison, Nelson, and the late William Henry Warring. Native of Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 12 February 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 2 May 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 June 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to C Company.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 August 1917.

Killed in action 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016145