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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Robert Stanley Black |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Robert Stanley |
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| Surname: |
Black |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
9/2048 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
23 August 1893 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Bank clerk |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs E.L. Black (mother), 57 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
10th Reinforcements, Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron |
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| Embarkation Date: |
4 March 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
26 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
5 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
21 September 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Robert Black was the son of Harry and Emily Black, of 6, Grant St., Dunedin.
- All Black in 1914
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Allblacks.com website All Blacks A to Z
- Chester, R., McMillan, N. & Palenski, R. (2005). The encyclopedia of New Zealand rugby. Auckland, N.Z. : Hodder Moa. (4th ed.)
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