Roberts Broomfield WALDIE

Regimental number10/78
Date of birth4 July 1882
Place of birthJedburgh, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressMangatoro, Dannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Waldie, Jedburgh, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Robert and Jane Broomfield Clapperton Waldie, Glencairn, Jedburgh, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 357 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22021225