Robert William DYER

Regimental number10/1045
Date of birth18 April 1889
Place of birthCambridge
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationWaggoner
AddressTolaga Bay
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 10.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinR W Dyer, Magistrate's Court, Rotorua
Previous military serviceServed in College Rifles; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
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 rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 February 1918
Discharge date4 June 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: gun shot wound, thigh and right hand), 4 June 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death13 June 1962 Masterton
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999647