English Māori Joseph Patrick Dwyer Born 24 December 1897 - Died 25 August 1994 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 14082 AWMM Also known asJoseph Dwyer AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reserve Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 34), Page: 35 - No known copyright restrictions Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJoseph Patrick AWMM SurnameDwyer AWMM Ingoa Also known asJoseph Dwyer AWMM Service numberWWI 14082 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionCatholic, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth24 December 1897 AWMM Temuka, South Canterbury AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 8 March 1916 AWMM Guise Street, Temuka, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationWool dealer/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationJ. Dwyer (father), Guise Street, Temuka, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 26 June 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 14082 AWMM Military serviceB Company, 4 Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsBritish War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 8 March 1916 AWMM Age 18 AWMM Motor Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 26 Jun 1916-22 August 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 57 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Rifleman AWMM 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 8 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Grey AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded in action during the Somme Offensive, 28 March 1918 AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 6 June 1919 AWMM End of war AWMM Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reserve Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › The service records also give Dwyer the middle name "Patrick", which is believed to have been given to him by his father after his birth - i.e. his actual birth name was only Joseph Dwyer.Increased age at attestation, enlisted with date of birth as 25 December 1895, he was born on 24 December 1897. Registered at birth as Joseph DwyerOral History recorded in 1988 and held at Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death25 August 1994 AWMM Age 96 AWMM Napier, Hawkes Bay AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Block M 18, Plot O 18 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: Hawkes Bay Herald-Tribune, 26 August 1994 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Joseph Patrick Dwyer by laying a poppy. John Michael Dwyer Joseph Dwyer Joseph Patrick Dwyer Lawrence Edward Dwyer Lawrence Eric Dwyer Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Joseph Patrick Dwyer Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20999573 Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=3700 Further Reference DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Military Service Record AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 34: 35 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune AWMM Death notice: 26 August 1994 AWMM Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Cemetery register no. 41703 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
