Joseph McTaggart

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 7 October 1875,Palmerston South, Central Otago, New Zealand
  • Died 8 October 1917, in action, Ypres, Belgium
  • Killed In Action 8 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 39297
  • Served In Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements, D Company, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Mr W. McTaggart (brother) Earnscleugh, Central Otago
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer for A. Cameron
  • ReligionPresbyterian
  • Enlisted18 October 1916, Gore
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 76, Aparima, departed 16 February 1917, Wellington, disembarked 2 May 1917, Plymouth, Devon, England
  • Theatres of operationWestern European 1917
  • BuriedOxford Road Cemetery, Leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference: I. B. 1.
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mr W. McTaggart (brother).