George Alexander ROBBIE

Regimental number24/1306
AddressPatea
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Edith Emily Robbie, 11 Andrew Young Street, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationQuartermaster Sergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of F Company, 2nd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 22 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialMud Corner Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Robbie and Isabella Robbie, Palmerston North, Wellington; Wife: Edith Emily Robbie, 392 Manchester Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB