Robert PIDGEON

Regimental number52546
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Pidgeon, Waikiekie, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 87 Tahiti on 12 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of burialAdanac Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 21), Miraumont, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Mrs. Robert Pidgeon, Waikukie, Whangarei
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 24