Robert Wilson AULD

Regimental number10/1178
Date of birth20 May 1892
Place of birthOrmondville
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressTaringamotu, King Country
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Auld, Aramoho, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 26 August 1915
Place of burialAlexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted to Corporal, Anzac Cove, 13 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (gunshot wound, head); admitted to HS 'Alaunia', date not stated; transferred to No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 14 August 1915 (gunshot wound, head - severe); dangerously ill, 15 August 1915.

Died of wounds, No.15 General Hospital, Alexandria, 26 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22275044

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