ROBERTSON, John
(Service number 25/672)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 13/02/1879 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island | ||
| Occupation | Fisherman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Charles ROBERTSON (father), Horseshoe Bay, Stewart Island | ||
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 Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 May 1917 | Age | 38 years |
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| Place of Death | Canadian Field Hospital, Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Maple Leaf Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Robertson, 25/672, was the oldest son of Charles Robertson and Catherine née Bruce. Charlie and Catherine had married in 1873 at Glasgow, Scotland. By 1873 they were at Waimate where their first four children were born before a move to Stewart Island. Mrs Robertson died in 1892, while Charles lived until 1945, dying at the age of 94 years. john's brother James Bruce Robertson was called up.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 January 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 January 2020]
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