BIRRELL, Robert
(Service number 11207)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Andrew Birrell (father), Longforgan, Dundee, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 12th Reinforcements Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 December 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Menin Road South Military Cemeterty, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Southburn School War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph Sep 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
Currently Assigned to
PG
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