Regimental number | 12/2895 |
True Name | SIMPSON, Robert Henry Morris |
Address | Ruawai via Helensville |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, J Simpson, Ruawai via Helensville |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | St Sever Cemetery Extension ( Plot B, Row 22, Grave No 69), Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Bessie Simpson, Ruawai, Northern Wairoa, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth |