Joseph Martin DUKE

Regimental number7/41
AddressWilson Street, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Duke, Wilson Street, Timaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 19 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 2 (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 16), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Rachel Duke, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body