MUNRO, Robert Donald
(Service number 7/95)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 04/03/1888 | Place of Birth | Pareora |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter & joiner | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane MUNRO (mother), Waimataitai, Timaru | ||
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 | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 August 1962 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Robert Donald Munro, born on 4 March 1888 at Pareora, was the son of John Alexander Munro and his wife Jane née MacMillan. His brother Charles Vivian Munro also served abroad in World War One, and another, George Percival Munro, enlisted. Their father died in 1902 and their widowed mother lived on till 1951.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [30 December 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 December 2016]
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