| Regimental number | 18709 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Lawrence |
| True Name | ROBERTSON, Thomas Keith |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Robertson, Waerengaahika, Gisborne |
| Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment in the Territorial Force: 'reason not known') |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Featherston |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Jane Robertson, Muir Street, Te Hapara, Gisborne, and the late John Robertson |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 25 July 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 October 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 20 October 1916; joined 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 4 November 1916, and posted to C Company. Wounded in action, 12 October 1917. Letter, 29 November 1917: 'No evidence is available at present.' Burial report, OC, 1st Imperial Division Burial Party, 6 December 1917: 'Bried at D.4.c.11'; grave subsequently lost. Classified, 7 December 1917, as 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20806791 |