Robert Barris

Forenames

Robert AWMM

Surname

Barris AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/994 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

20 May 1893

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Place of birth

Auckland

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Birth notes

Son of William John & Catherine BARRIS

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Address before enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Care of T. Davidson, Pah Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW1 Mrs Kate Barris (mother), Victoria Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 09 Oct 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 23/994 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 09 Oct 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 30 or HMNZT 31 or HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM D Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion AWMM

Next of Kin: Mr W. Barris, Frankton Junction (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

24 Jun 1917 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Underhill Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM C. 7. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Mt Roskill War Memorial, War Memorial Park, 13 May Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland AWMM
• Onehunga Methodist Circuit 1915 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R22272949
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage. War Memorial
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/mt-roskill-war-memorial-park
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/445137/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/445137
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 37
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
• HMNZT 30 - The Periscope : unofficial mouthpiece of the 1st Battalion N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own) and Divisional Ammunition Column -- At sea : Officers & men of the Reinforcement : 1915