THEW, Robert Frederick
(Service number 24/1839)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Private |
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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 | |||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | R. Thew (father), 114 Church Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 3rd Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Warr | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 September 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine War Memorial (as R J Thew) | ||
Biographical Notes
Robert Thew was the son of Susan Thew, of Timaru, New Zealand, and the late Robert Thew.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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