WARD, Robert Henson
(Service number 67534)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 28/04/1896 | Place of Birth | Queenstown |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 65 William Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | G. WARD (father), 65 William Street, Temuka | ||
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 | 35th Reinforcements, B Company | ||
| Date | 2 May 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Southampton, Hampshire, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | 2 Battalion Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 5 October 1976 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Cashmere, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Henson Ward was born on 28 April 1896 at Queenstown (or at Cardrona near Wanaka), the elder son of George and May Ellen (née Little) Ward. In 1916 when he was called up, he was a farm labouer at Seadown. Private R. H. Ward embarked with the 35th Reinforcements for Southampton, England, on 2 March 1918 by the “Tofua”. R. H. Ward, of Timaru, was one of more than 800 men who returned to New Zealand by the “Port Hacking” in August 1919. Robert married Mary Watson Scott in 1920. He died on 5 October 1976 at Cashmere, Christchurch.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 May 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [24 May 2021]; Timaru Herald, 11 August 1919 (Papers Past) [06 September 2014]
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