Regimental number | 24/1474 |
Address | Stratford |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, James Robson Snr, Stratford, Taranaki |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, F Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
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 rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Y Farm Military Cemetery (Row K, Grave No 12), Bois-Grenier, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Josephine Robson, 7 Stirling Street, Berhampore, Wellington. Native of Ketemarae, Normanby, Taranaki |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: F Company/2nd Rfts of 2nd NZRB |
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