Robert WYLIE

Regimental number8/1124
Date of birth7 June 1893
Place of birthMosgiel
ReligionBaptist
OccupationPacker
Address55 St Andrew Street, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Isabell Wylie, Thames Street, Mosgiel
Previous military serviceServed for 1.5 years in the Volunteer Signalling Corps, Dunedin; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment/
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Discharge date6 June 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, side), 6 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death12 March 1986 Mosgiel
Age at death92