HAWTHORNE, Robert Newton
(Service number 34068)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 28/01/1896 | Place of Birth | Kurow |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm Labourer - Mr Elliot, Glenavy | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | single | ||
| Next of Kin | Samuel Hawthorne (father) Kurow | ||
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 | 21st Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 75, Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 December 1917 | Age | 20 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru, Kurow Memorial Gates, Kurow | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Samuel and Mary Jane Hawthorne nee Gray (married 1893) of Kurow, Otago. He had two sisters, Myrtle Margaret b.1894 and Mary (Mamie) b 1895. His birth was recorded in BDM records as 1898, but declared his birth at enlistment as 1896.
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