| Regimental number | 2343 |
| Place of birth | Forbes, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Postal assistant |
| Address | 13 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 124 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. M. Armstrong, 13 Carrington Street, Summer Hill, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 26), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated ('A Tribute to Loving Memory of an Anzac') in Eugowra Cemetery, New South Wales. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 4 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, of (a) breaking Camp (b) absent without leave from Reveille, 24 January, till Reveille, 28 January 1916: awarded 12 days' detention, and forfeited 5 days' pay. Embarled Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 22 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 28 March 1916. Found guilty, 9 May 1916, of disobedience or orders: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Appointed Lance Corporal, 16 May 1916. Killed in action, 23 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, ARMSTRONG Joseph |
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