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INKSTER, Robert James
(Service number 21840)

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Birth

Date	18/01/1893	Place of Birth	Waimate

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	6 Ada street,Palmerston North
Occupation	Postal cadet
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married. One child
Next of Kin	Mrs Florence INKSTER (mother), Waimate
Religion	Protestant
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Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
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Post-war Occupations

Civil servant

Death

Date	8 June 1972	Age	79 years
Place of Death	Hamilton
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Biographical Notes

Robert James Inkster was the twin son of Robert and Florence (née McCulloch) Inkster. He married Catherine Manning on 20 September 1916 at Christchurch. Their son Clifford Hawick Inkster was born on 18 March 1918 at Christchurch.It was at Christchurch, in 1917, that Robert received his call-p. His brother Edwin Clifford Robert James Inkster also enlisted and served overseas. .

Sources

NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) 17 March 2018]

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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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