Robert Norman MILNE

Regimental number12/2390
AddressPaterangi
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, D Milne, Petane via Napier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 47), Becordel-Becourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Sarah Matilda Milne, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth