Robert James PATTERSON

Regimental number10/1948
Date of birth24 June 1887
Place of birthLeeston
True NameCONNOLLY, Robert Henry
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPainter
AddressRichardson's Road, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert J Patterson, Leeston, Canterbury
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Ellesmere ... [indecipherable]; Corps disbanded.
Enlistment date27 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
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 Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs R J Connolly, Leeston, Canterbury
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: 'Missing, now believed to be dead, 8 August 1915.'

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