HANNAH, Robert
(Service number 43972)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 28/06/1888 | Place of Birth | Oamaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Walter Hogg(sister), Hakataramea, South Canterbury, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 23rd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment,C Company | ||
| Date | 2 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington NZ | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury 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 | 31 July 1917 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Ploegsteert Wood Military Cemetery,Comines-Warneton,Hainaut,Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Hakataramea War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Robert Hannah was the son of Alexander and Janet Hannah of Oamaru, New Zealand, Prior to the war Robert was working as a farm labourer and shepherd in North Otago and South Canterbury prior to joining the army.
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base Auckland Museum
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Ann Munro (SC branch NZSG); SCRoll website submission by S Seaton, 11 May 2022
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