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Joseph Theodore Wade

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Portrait of Joseph Theodore Wade 57696. Image kindly provided by family. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Theodore AWMM
  • Surname
    Wade AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 57696 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 May 1883 Military Personne file Riccarton, Christchurch Military Personne file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Pembroke Road, Stratford, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 James Joseph Wade (father), County Stables, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Le Quesnoy AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 57696 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Wool classer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Joseph Theodore was born in Christchurch, one of six children. His parents were Joseph Wade (b.22.1.1861, d. 25.2.1921) and Alice Watson (b. 11.3.1861, d. 9.4.1930. His grandfather, the first Joseph, was born in England in 1833 and with his wife Eliza Sarah Brown, emigrated to Christchurch New Zealand with their children 1856.

      Joseph's father, also named Joseph and grandfather (the first Joseph Wade) played bagpipes at the rail stations in Christchurch and New Plymouth to farewell each trainload of soldiers leaving for the Second World War.
      This last, Joseph Theodore, was a champion Scottish dancer in his teen years in Christchurch, as was his sister, Olive Wade who was New Zealand champion Scottish dancer for many years and the only time she was beaten was when she dressed as a boy and competed against her brother (Joseph Theodore) who beat her. Joseph - a good-looking and popular man - was very briefly married to Hilda and did not have children. He spent the last years of his life alone in a little cottage in Onehunga, Auckland, close to where he worked as a wool classer (Public Source, April 2015). AWMM
    • Joe was gassed during WW1 and had problems with his lungs to the end of his life. He stayed with relatives in Scotland as a child and again following the war before returning home to New Zealand. Public - Ngairene - Other Relative - 15 May 2015 - Oral information from his niece.
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Death

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  • Death
    11 August 1958 Military Personne file
    Age 73 AWMM
    Onehunga, Auckland Military Personne file
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Obituary
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22021004
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume IV. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      78: 17 AWMM
    • The Le Quesnoy Campaign research was undertaken by the New Zealand Society of Genealogists as part of the development of New Zealand Liberation Museum - Te Arawhata (Le Quesnoy France). This research project was led by CJ Barbour (NZSG), BI Silvester, HH Farrant (NZMHS) with the support of NZSG volunteers (2022). The individuals included in this research data set were verified as serving in Le Quesnoy. AWMM

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18 November 2018RossBulls NZResearcher
15 June 2015NgaireneNew ZealandOther Relative

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