Robert ASH

Regimental number26979
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinSister, Mrs J Rule, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 August 1916
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 3), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother-in-law: James E. Rule, 116 Tancred Street, Ashburton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 11

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