Regimental number | 11641 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland |
True Name | FULTON, Robert Henry |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper's assistant |
Address | Windsor Hotel, Manchester Street, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Weight | 112 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jane Fulton, Maglona Hall, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | New Zealand Army Service Corps |
Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, England Enlisted with rank of private and posted to C Company, 12th Reinforcements, Trentham Camp, Upper Hutt, 12 January 1916. Found guilty, 15 January 1916, of being unshaven on parade: awarded 3 days' confined to barracks. Found guilty, 21 January 1916, of breaking camp: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks. Proceeded overseas from Wellington with 12th Reinforcements on board HMNZT 'Ulimaroa', 1 May 1916. Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 9 June 1916. Embarked on board HMT 'Ivernia' at Alexandria, and proceeded overseas for England, 26 July 1916. Disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916. Marched in to Sling Camp and taken on strength 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Canterbury-Otago Regiment and posted to 1st Canterbury Company, 9 August 1916. Struck off strength of 1st Canterbury Company, 3rd (Reserve) Battalion, Canterbury-Otago Regiment and marched out from Sling Camp, 21 December 1916; marched in and taken on strength New Zealand Base Kit Stores, New Zealand Army Service Corps, Bulford, 23 December 1916. Granted leave without pay from 13 April 1919 to 5 May 1919. Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton, England, on board HMNZT 'Chupra', 8 June 1919. Disembarked in Wellington, New Zealand, 28 July 1919. Discharged on termination of period of engagement, 25 August 1919. Medals: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 91 |
Place of burial | Cremated at Bromley Cemetery, Bromley, Christchurch |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 9 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |