HYNDMAN, Robert
(Service number 8/2624)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 6th December 1888 | Place of Birth | Cave, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 18th April 1915 | Age | 27 |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. Hyndman (father), Cave, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egyptian (1915); Balkan ( Gallipoli 1915); Western European (1916-1917) | ||
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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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Death
| Date | 6 Feburary 1955 | Age | 66 |
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| Place of Death | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Died of Disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | |||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
A Timaru Herald article of 26 June 1917 reported that:
"Mr A Hyndman, Cave, has been advised that his son Private Robert Hyndman, was admitted to hospital on June 8 wounded in the leg. Private Hynman left with the 6th Reinforcements. He had enteric fever, was in hospital for months, and then went on to France, where he has been for the last eight months."
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph database (11 July 2015); Military personnel file (11 July 2015); SCroll submission by P Stirling, 18 August 2015
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