Josiah Richard COUCH

Regimental number24/70
Address19 Molesworth Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss E M Couch, 8 Upton Terrace, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, left New Zealand on board five ships (HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of misadventure 22 August 1916
Place of burialLondon Cemetery and Extension (Plot IX, Row J, Grave No 40), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs R Couch, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: /2nd NZRB

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