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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Robert Brownlee |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Robert |
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| Surname: |
Brownlee |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
6/2079 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Robert Brownlee (father), Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Havelock, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Canterbury |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
5th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
13 June 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
87 |
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| Campaigns: |
Gallipoli |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
14 June 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
II. B. 42. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Robert Brownlee was the son of Robert and Ivy Brownlee, of Havelock, Marlborough, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
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