Corporal

Joseph Evan Wells

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Evan Wells and Elizabeth Wells; husband of Mrs. A. E. Chadwick (formerly Wells), of Private Bag, Kaitieke, Hamilton. Native of Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
18198
Name:
Joseph Evan Wells
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Edith Wells, (wife), Post-office, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fencer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 5 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Joseph Evan Wells
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