BAGSHAW, Robert Alexander Johnston
(Service number 83769)
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Birth
| Date | 20 November 1879 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | 27 Trafalgar Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Wool clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. A. BAGSHAW (wife), 27 Trafalgar Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 27 October 1943 | Age | 63 years |
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| Place of Death | 14 Allister Avenue, Christchurch (residence) | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Alexander Johnston Bagshaw was the son of Robert Hunter Jessieman Bagshaw, from Dundee, Scotland, and his wife, Margaret Johnston, from the Shetland Islands. Young Robert was educated at Kaikorai School and Otago Boys' High School. He married Marguerite Augusta Brophy in 1907 at Dunedin. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts.When he enlisted, he was a clerk for Dalgety & Co, Timaru, having started with Dalgety & Co on leaving school. While in Timaru he became a member of the Lodge of St John. In 191 Robert and Marguerite moved to Christchurch.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917, Evening Star, 27 October 1942, Otago Daily Times, 28 October, Press, 28 October 1943 [x 2] (Papers Past) [08 August 2015; 30 December 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; School Admission record [21 December 2019]
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