Joseph BRIGGS

Regimental number38931
Date of birth23 September 1896
Place of birthWoodend, Canterbury
OccupationLabourer
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, John Briggs, Waihao Downs, Waimate
Enlistment date5 October 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 78 Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 4, Grave No 19), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Jane Briggs, Waihao Downs, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died at sea of wounds sustained in France.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 10