Robert HARGREAVES

Regimental number12/307
Date of birth15 December 1879
Place of birthHawke's Bay
ReligionProtestant
OccupationLabourer
AddressPoint Chevalier, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs S Williams, Hunter Street, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in the Napier Guards.
Enlistment date17 September 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1915
Place of burialWalker's Ridge Cemetery (Special Memorial 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915.

War service: 221 days (of which 215 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791659

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