Thomas ROBSON

Regimental number9/1102
Addressc/o R Stewart, Clarendon
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Robson, 15 Market Place, Durham, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the 5th Reinforcement, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, departed New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 7 'Limerick' and HMNZT 10 'Arawa'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row B, Grave No 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William and Ellen Robson, Durham, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Fifth

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