Robert Alfred RICHMOND

Regimental number13/509
Date of birth8 March 1885
Place of birthBundaberg, Queensland, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
AddressOpotiki, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.5
Height5' 10.5"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinWilliam Richmond, Cordalba, Fangrove, Queensland, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentOpotiki
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 3), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Caroline Richmond, Cordalba, Queensland, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 16 October 1915, concluded: 'Reasonable to suppose dead, August 8, 1915.'

War service: 360 days (of which 340 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805847