Robert MOONEY

Regimental number12/917
Date of birth2 April 1889
Place of birthYork, Yorkshire, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSoldier
AddressNew Zealand Staff, Te Kuiti
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 10"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Fanny Mooney, c/o G Booth, Victoria Street, Water View, Avondale, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in the 16th Queen's Lancers, South African (Boer) War; time expired; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Rank on embarkationRegimental Sergeant Major
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Frances Mather Mooney, 'Iffley', Gladstone Road, Mount Albert, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted 2nd Lt, Gallipoli, 5 May 1915.

Appointed Adjutant, Auckland Infantry Bn, 5 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Auckland Inf Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21376761