English Māori Joan Leslie Horrocks Born 14 September 1914 - Died 1993 PDF Key details Service number816504 AWMM Also known asCole AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJoan Leslie AWMM SurnameHorrocks AWMM Ingoa Also known asCole AWMM Service number816504 AWMM GenderFemale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 September 1914 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Makariri, New Zealand AWMM Unknown AWMM Makariri, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr L.G. Horrocks (father), Makariri, New Zealand AWMM Mr L.G. Horrocks (father), Makariri, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Unknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM Campaign1945-1948 AWMM Jay-Force occupation of Japan post WW2 AWMM Following Japan's surrender in 1945 Allied Forces, including New Zealanders, Australians, Canadians, and Indians, entered Japan as an occupying force, to restore the peace, clean debris from the atomic blast, help rebuild and direct Japan into a democratic society. Initially called BCOF (British Commonwealth Occupation Force), they became known as J Force. Some of the New Zealand troops were sent to Japan direct from Italy, and many went from New Zealand. The last New Zealand J Force troops returned home in 1948. AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number816504 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training1939 WWII NZANS Roll Place of Nursing training and date of qualification / registration AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Nurse AWMM Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sister AWMM New Zealand Army Nursing Service AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death1993 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Joan Leslie Horrocks by laying a poppy. James Ainsworth Horrocks James Leonard Macintosh Horrocks Joan Leslie Horrocks John Brownlow Horrocks Peter Lindsay Horrocks Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Joan Leslie Horrocks Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 12: WW2 93 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 15: WW2 68 AWMM Service Women Project: Sponsorship to research this record was kindly provided by the Auckland Returned Services Association, Returned Servicewomen's Branch; Marjorie Traill, Dorothy Grant, Daphne Shaw and Margaret Woollett. AWMM McNabb, S. (2015). 100 years New Zealand military nursing : New Zealand Army nursing service : Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps, 1915-2015. Hawke's Bay, N.Z.: Sherayl McNabb. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 12 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1943 to 31st December, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.93 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 15 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1945 to 31st December, 1945). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM p.68 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
