Robert NEWCOMBE

Regimental number24/2549
True NameNEWCOMBE, Robert Alexander
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, W Newcombe, c/o Patterson Bros, Maruia, Reefton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 5th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1916
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 5), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 7

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