Robert GUNN

Regimental number45091
Date of birth5 April 1877
Place of birthWarepa
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39.8
Height5' 9"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinBrother, John William Gunn, Winton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 December 1916
Place of enlistmentWinton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Jane Gunn, 85 Picton Avenue, Lower Riccarton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to 10th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16789641

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