Robert James LAMB

Regimental number13940
Date of birth6 August 1891
Place of birthQuarry Hill, Invercargill
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.6
Height5' 9"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Lamb, Quarry Hill, Invercargill
Previous military serviceServed in 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (NZ Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Robert & Alma G.F. Lamb, Quarry Hills, Southland, Invercargill
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington on board HMT 'Maunganui', 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 19 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 5 October 1916, and posted to 10th Company.

Detached to 3rd Field Company Engineers, 21 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 18 August 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 22 September 1917; rejoined Bn, in the field, 6 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18058487