McBEATH, Robert Wilkin
(Service number 11906)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16/03/1992 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Marton | ||
| Occupation | Stock buyer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary McBEATH (mother), Grey Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *July 1951 | Age | 69 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Wilkin McBeath was the son of John and Mary (née Horrell) McBeath. He was educated at West Christchurch and Prebbleton schoold before the family moved to Totara Valley in 1890 and there Robert attended the local school. His brother John was killed in action in 1916.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [09 January 2019]; School Admission records (Canterbury & South Canterbury branches NZSG) [09 January 2019]
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