SHUTE, Robert
(Service number 7/2314)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/03/1873 | Place of Birth | Northern Ireland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kimbell, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane SHUTE (wife), Kimbell, Timaru, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 June 1950 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert was probably the son of James and Catherine Shute. Robert Shute married Jane Black in 1899 at Timaru. Three children were born before his enlistment, two of them at Fairlie.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 November 2016]
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