Robert RENNIE

Regimental number6/127
AddressRakaia
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinRobert Rennie, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 20 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 4), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and M. J. Rennie, Creek Road, New Town, Moonah, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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