CALVERT, Robert Stanley Lawson
(Service number 7/ 24)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Otipua Rd, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Calvert, Otipua Rd, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 (NZ) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru Boys High School War Memorial (Library) | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Mr and Mrs Robert Calvert of Otipua Rd, Timaru
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database, October 2013; SCRoll web submission by M Smith, 27 October 2024
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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