Robert Marshall SYME

Regimental number4/2146
Place of birthAuckland
OccupationBricklayer
Next of kinSister, Mrs Smith, 87 Aro Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationSapper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, No 1 Field Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialBeaudignies Communal Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 1), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Agnes Syme, 87 Aro Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 25

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