Forenames

Robert William AWMM

Surname

Bland AWMM

Service number

WWI 62487 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs A.M. Bland (mother), 108 Grey Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 62487 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 16 Nov 1917-07 Jan 1918 AWMM
HMNZT 97 AWMM Vessel was RMS Tahiti AWMM Private AWMM 31st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM

Robert Bland was the eldest son of Annie Maria Bland, of Auckland, New Zealand, and the late John Richard Bland.

Next of Kin: Mr A. M. Bland, Grey St., Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1))

Next of Kin: Mrs A. M. Bland, 108 Grey St., Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

7 Sept 1918 AWMM
Age  41 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Varennes Military Cemetery, Somme, France AWMM IV. A. 58. AWMM

Memorial name

• Memorial roll, St Paul's Church, 25 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22276787
  Further Reference
• St Paul’s War Memorial Tram Shelter Index, Auckland Council Archives
  http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC194/searchstpauls.htm
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/72694/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/72694
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  75: 10
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• Ferguson, David (1921). The history of the Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F. 1914-1919. Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd: Auckland, N.Z.
• HMNZT 97. (1918). From Maoriland to Blighty: Being the browsings of Brown’s cows: S.S. Tahiti, February 1918 (31st Reinforcements). Bennett Brothers, Military and General Printers.