ROBB, Thomas John Greig Bradford
(Service number 6/338)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 18/07/1889 | Place of Birth | Invercargill |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 August 1914 | Age | 25 |
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Marine Engineer for Perham & Larsen, Rangataua | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J Robb, 30 Hampden Street West, Nelson, New Zealand | ||
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 Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1914-15, Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 July 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Egypt | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds recived in action at Gallipoli | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Alexandria(Chatby) Militaryand War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
External Links
Related Documents
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
Currently Assigned to
JCl
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