Robert Munro LOW

Regimental number10/244
Date of birth8 June 1892
Place of birthRiversdale
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressPine Street, Masterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.2
Height5' 4.75"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss A M Low, Waitahuna, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in H Company, 14th Regiment; transferred to C Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date10 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 253), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Amelia Low
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died in Cairo of wounds sustained at Gallipoli.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920823