STEVEN, Robert
(Service number 15249)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | *1884 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 181 Walker Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Helen STEVEN (mother), 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 | 15th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 May 1965 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Wakari Hospital, Dunedin | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated andersons Bay Crematorium, Dunedin; ashes scattered | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Robert Steven, known as Bert, was the younger son of Robert and Helen Ann (néeCampbell). his father died in 1885 when young Robert was just a year old. Bert married Wilhelmina Elizabeth McGill on 22 October 1919. He had returned to Temuka per the Ionic in April 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [02 July 2019]; Cremation record; Sun, 14 April 1919 (Papers Past) [02 July 2019]
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