Robert SANDERSON

Regimental number24064
Place of birthOkupu, Great Barrier Island
OccupationBushman
Next of kinFather, B Sanderson, Great Barrier Island, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
FateKilled in Action 30 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 2), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Eliza Jane Sanderson, Mount Eden, Auckland, and the late Benjamin Sanderson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 7

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