Robert Howard GORDON

Regimental number10/567
Date of birth31 October 1879
Place of birthTaupo
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSkilled labourer, NZ Railways
AddressHut No 36, FOW, Mangaweka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 6"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinThomas Gordon, Roseneath Farm, Pokeno Valley, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the US Navy; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
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 rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 25 September 1915
Discharge date12 January 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: sunstroke following gun shot wound, stomach and right shoulder), 12 January 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death17 November 1944 Dargarville
Age at death65
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16787374