John Henry ROBINSON

Regimental number53611
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Robinson, c/o W A Roberts, Waipawa
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, Specialists Company, Machine Gun Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The Machine Gun Section of the 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (SS 'Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialMartinsart British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 40), nr Albert, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 24

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