Search results Next record Previous record English Māori John Valentine Soffe Born 1887 - Died 1941 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 13478 AWMM Also known asJohn Balentine AWMM Jack AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of John Valentine Soffe wearing WWI uniform. Image kindly provided by O'Neil family. Image … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Valentine AWMM SurnameSoffe AWMM Ingoa Also known asJohn Balentine AWMM Jack AWMM Service numberWWI 13478 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1887 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJ.N. Soffe (father), Waitara, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 13478 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Bushman/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 27 May 1916-27 July 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 55 AWMM Vessel was Tofua AWMM Private AWMM 13th Reinforcements, J Company AWMM 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 › Son of John Nimrod Soffe who served in the New Zealand WarsFive brothers served in WW1: Samuel Joseph SOFFE (1884-1963) WW1 service no. 35721 – Mounted Rifles Brigade; John Valentine SOFFE (Jack) (1887-1941) WW1 service no. 13478; George SOFFE (1893-1945) WW1 service no. 10/873 – Wellington Infantry Battalion; William SOFFE (1895-1943) WW1 service no. 11/2232 – Wellington Mounted Rifles; Henry Robert SOFFE (1897-1938) service no. 48103 – NZ Rifle Brigade (falsified age to enlist)Name misspelt as John Balentine on the Nominal Roll, verified at National Archives and by family (April 2009) AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death1941 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 John Valentine Soffe by laying a poppy. Howard James Moses Soffe James Soffe John Valentine Soffe Leo James Soffe S. M. Soffe Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Valentine Soffe Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Crusader : official organ of Thirteenth Reinforcements aboard H.M.N.Z.T. No.55 Library / Pictorial › publication London D526.2 CRU Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7819792 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 33: 17 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 Search results Next record Previous record