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Joseph Edward Woodford

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Woodford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 38247 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    18th August 1893 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Opotiki Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of Joseph & Anne WOODFORD of Waipiro Bay, East Coast, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Waipiro Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 June 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs A. Woodford (mother), Waipiro Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 16 June 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38247 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 Blacksmith/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 July 1917 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Motor Car Corner Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM D. 11. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Northcote College, 1 Kauri Glen Rd, Northcote, Auckland 0627 AWMM

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  • Nga mihi nui ki a koe, Arohanui Hevani Toupili (e 4 oku tau).
    Public - Hevani - Other relative - 11 May 2016
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  • E kore koe e warewaretia. Na Hevani Toupili (e 3 aku tau)
    Public - Hevani - Other Relative - 8 June 2015
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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
11 May 2016HevaniGisborneOther relative

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