Robert Sydney PEPPERCORN

Regimental number14319
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinBrother, A E Peppercorn, Leamington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit16th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late James and Sarah Peppercorn. Native of Cambridge, Waikato, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 30