Robert Edwin LONGHURST

Regimental number55985
Place of birthQueensland, Australia
OccupationPresser
Next of kinFather, R E Longhurst, 545 Adelaide Road, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease
Date of death2 June 1919
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialKarori Cemetery (D. 4. [S]), Wellington
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Edwin and Mary Ann Longhurst, 452 Broadway, Miramar, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 31

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