Rifleman

Josiah Richard Couch

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Couch, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/70
Name:
Josiah Richard Couch
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss E.M. Couch (sister), 8 Upton Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
19 Molesworth Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of misadventure
Date of Death:
28 August 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
9.J.40.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Josiah Richard Couch
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