Robert Allan GUTHRIE

Regimental number55306
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Guthrie, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the 1st September during the operations at Bancourt he displayed magnificent courage and disregard of danger when employed as a Company runner, taking many messages through areas swept by rifle, machine-gun, and shell fire.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 24 January 1919

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 3