Joseph CHATFIELD

Regimental number10/1773
Address10 Nixon Place, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, Amos Chatfield, Ohutu, Utiku
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 20 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialFoncquevillers Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 6), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William George and Mary Chatfield. Native of Barry's Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth