Robert PAUL

Regimental number9/990
Date of birth6 March 1867
Place of birthLepperton, Taranaki
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressTaura, Kawau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation48
Height5' 9"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Tom Paul, Lepperton, Taranaki
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa (Boer War) as 5382, Sergeant, 8th Contingent; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. 'Apparent age' at enlistment given as 39.9.
Enlistment date7 March 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 21 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Isabella Paul, Bepperton, Taranaki, New Plymouth
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 15 July 1915.

Killed in action, 21 August 1915.

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