Robert Andrew QUANE

Regimental number12/2093
Date of birth13 April 1892
Place of birthIsle of Man
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mr Caine, Vincent Road, Remuera, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.9
Height5' 6"
Weight132 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Quane, Peel, Isle of Man
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Arm Quane, 2 Ballaquane Road, German, Isle of Man
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20803537