Robert LUSK

Regimental number7/364
AddressDalmany Park, Woodgrove
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Susannah Lusk, Maidavale Road, Roseneath, Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action between 6-7 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M S Lusk, 23 Burnside Road, Fendalton, Christchurch. Native of Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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