Joseph FAHEY

Regimental number45198
Date of birth5 October 1883
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 11"
Weight151 lbs
Next of kinFriend, J J Roughan, Mosgiel
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date24 November 1916
Place of enlistmentAlexandra
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 January 1919
Discharge date7 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Port Melbourne', 25 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: illness contracted on active service), 7 July 1919.

War service: 2 years 178 days (of which 1 year 316 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001720

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