Joseph FUTTER

Regimental number12/1629
Date of birth15 October 1887
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
AddressPukeatua
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 9"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Futter, Ngahauranga, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Johnsonville Rifles.
Enlistment date22 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 13), France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Admitted to No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 September 1915 (dysentery); on staff of emergency Clearing Camp, 9 February 1916 (light duties); rejoined unit, Ismailia, 25 March 1916.

Embarked Port Said for France, 6 April 1916.

Attached to 1st Brigade Headquarters, in the field, 1 May 1916; attached to Anzac Headquarters, 3 May 1916; rejoined unit, 24 May 1916.

Transferred to No 1 Australian Field Ambulance, 25 May 1916; discharged to duty, 20 June 1916.

Attached to 1st Anzac Headquarters, 24 June 1916.

On leave to United Kingdom, 26 October 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 8 November 1917.

Attached to NZ Division, 15 July 1918; joined No 2 Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 29 August 1918.

Killed in action, 30 August 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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