Robert MYHILL

Regimental number10/1000
Date of birth15 June 1885
Place of birthNapier
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressWaghorne Street, Port Ahuriri
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 8"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Janette Myhill, 100 Waghorne Street, Port Ahuriri, Napier
Previous military serviceServed forv 4 years in the Napier Guards; not serving in any military unti at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
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 unit9th Hawke's Bay Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialTwelve Tree Copse Cemetery (Special Memorial C. 40), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Janet Myhill, Bay View Road, Napier, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, Cape Helles, 8 May 1915.

Died of wounds, Dardanelles, 10 May 1915.

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 21379261