Joseph Archibald DARRAGH

Regimental number22316
OccupationRailway servant
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Darragh, East Road, Invercargill
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcement, J Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row C, Grave No 20),
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Agnes Darragh, 'Hawthorndale', East Road, Invercargill. Native of Myross Bush, Southland
Family/military connectionsBrother: 58748 Rifleman Thomas William DARRAGH, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 30 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 19

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