Joel Edward AVISON

Regimental number22916
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Gay, Church Street, Waipukurau
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand Memorial), Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs C. Gay (nee Avison), St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 32