Robert Hunter ROSIE

Regimental number22372
OccupationChemist's assistant
Next of kinBrother, John Rosie, c/o Nichols & Co Auctioneers, Manchester Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Christina Rosie, 61 Moana Road, Wellington. Native of Oamaru, Waitaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 21