GAWLER, Robert George
(Service number 23/2564)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 02/08/1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Buchanan Road, Riccarton | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs R. P. GAWLER (mother), 47 Buchanan Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company | ||
| Date | 1 April 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 September 1975 | Age | 81 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert George Gawler was the eldest son of Robert Pinney and Agnes (née Tully) Gawler. He was educated at Oamaru North School, finishing his education in England when the family went there in 1906. Rifleman R. G. Gawler suffered a gunshot wound to his right leg about 16 September 1916 and was sent to England to the Brokenhurst Hospital. This disability resulted in a pension. Robert married Christine O’ Callaghan in 1918. His brother William Tom Gawler died of wounds in 1918 in France, and another brother Charles John Gawler also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 June 2010]; School Admission records [04 June 2020]; Lyttelton Times, 18 October 1916 (Papers Past) [04 June 2020]
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