FROST, Robert James
(Service number 7/45)
Back: Rainey, G; Frost, R; Julian, W; Cochrane, John; Tennant, John; Cochrane, James; Nichol N; Cameron, C; Robins; Rickman, E A; ?
3rd R: McKenzie, J (alexander John); Duggan, M; Tobin ,J; Tavendale, W; Campbell, J; Gynes; Hodgson, J; McKenzie, R S (Percy?); Samuels, H [actually Henry Samuel Miniss]; Copland; Fitzharris, P; Gill, J
2nd R: Fraser; Whitta, J H; Carr, J; Manchester, A R; Wain, P J; Finlay, John; Bailey, G C; Sloan, P; Bell, N; Menzies, W; Spencer, E; Ryan, E
Front: McGrath, W; Keane, T; Wall, T; Hunt; ?; Hogan, H (Courtesy of Waimate Museum & Archives, P2183 )
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26/02/1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 13 August 1914 | Age | 20 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. Frost, Studholme Junction, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli, Egypt | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 21 September 1954 | Age | 60 |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimari Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | St Patrick's (Waimate) Memorial list (June 2015) | ||
Biographical Notes
Robert was the son of Michael Patrick and Julia Frost nee Sullivan (m 1885). Robert's sibling were: Eugene (1891-1942), Patrick Joseph (1886-1956), James P(?-1944), Margaret (b.1888), Catherine (b.1890). Robert landed at Gallipoli on 9 May 1915 and was wounded on 8 Aug 1915. He was sent to England to recover. He returned to Alexandria on 10 Jan 1916, serving in Egypt before finally sailing home on 6 March 1919, where he was officially discharged on 18 May 1919. Robert married Sarah Imelda Quinn in 1927.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph database (May 2015); Archives New Zealand; New Zealand BDM Historical Records online Christchurch City Cemetery records
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Researched and Written by
Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum); Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG
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