Robin James WORLEY

Regimental number10/2381
Date of birth7 December 1890
Place of birthReigate, Surrey, England
ReligionCongregational
OccupationFarmer
AddressEiffelton, Ashburton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 4.75"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Worley, Park Lane, Reigate, Surrey, England
Previous military serviceServed in Officer Training Corps; left England; and on Soames Island, Wellington.
Enlistment date15 February 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 28 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPieta Military Cemetery (Plot A, Row XII, Grave No 5), nr Valetta, Malta
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Fanny E. Worley, 'Priory Mead', Park Lane, Reigate, Surrey, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 28 July 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gun shot wound, right shoulder), and admitted to 16th Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Malta, and admitted to hospital, 20 August 1915.

Died from cardiac failure, 10 September 1915, following wounds received in action.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805