Robert FALCONER-TAYLOR

Regimental number23/1518
Date of birth18 February 1890
Place of birthBerar, India
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
Addressc/o J W Troliffe, Kekerangu, Blenheim
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 7.5"
Weight115.5 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Falconer-Taylor, 10 Syfriatt Terrace, Cheltenham, England
Enlistment date28 May 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 13 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Posted to C Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, Moascar, 6 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Killed in action, 15 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: E Company/2nd Rfts of 1st NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21001847

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