Ralph Edward ROBINSON

Regimental number29301
Date of birth1 March 1883
Place of birthBernau, Russia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinFriend, E Evans, Renwicktown, Marlborough
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 March 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20807051

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