Robert MILROY

Regimental number10/1922
Date of birth18 November 1889
Place of birthBridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWaiter
AddressRutland Hotel, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.1
Height5' 5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Milroy, Burnbrae Cottage, Bridge of Weir, Renfrews, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: the late Robert Milroy, Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Previously reported missing, now believed dead, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 217 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21375908