Robert Arthur Hislop
Died 19 Aug 1914
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- Robert Arthur AWMM
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- Hislop AWMM
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- 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
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- WW1/Territorial Military Service Sapper AWMM New Zealand Territorial Force AWMM
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- 13 Aug 1914 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Suffered serious injuries after falling from a railway bridge whilst guarding the Parnell, Auckland railway bridge AWMM - Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
- 13 Aug 1914 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
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- Robert Hislop served with the New Zealand Territorial Forces, was mobilsed for service at Vital Points and had only just moved from Darfield to Auckland. North Island Railway Battalion
Summary of Service: At the time of the outbreak of the First World War elements of the New Zealand Territorial Force were mobilised to man the coastal defences at the four main centres and to guard a range of other key points. In Wellington, for example the harbour defences were manned and a detachment from the Post and Telegraph Corps’ North Island Battalion was detailed to guard the point where the international telegraph cable came ashore.
Circumstances of Death: On the evening of 13 August 1914 a picket consisting of a corporal and two sappers from the North Island Railway Battalion was tasked with guarding the Parnell railway bridge. The corporal in command of the picket was speaking to the other member of the picket when Sapper Robert Arthur Hislop, who had moved to Auckland only six weeks earlier, fell between the sleepers of the bridge onto the roadway below. Hislop suffered serious injuries from which he died in Auckland District Hospital on 19 August. He received a military funeral attended by both officers and men from the Territorial Force and the NZEF.
Conclusion: Sapper Robert Arthur Hislop’s death was clearly related to his military service during the First World War. Territorials killed under similar circumstances during the Second World War are included on the National War Memorial Second World War roll of honour. Robert Hislop should, therefore, be added to the appropriate First World War rolls of honour. If Sapper Hislop is added to the appropriate First World War rolls of honour he will be officially acknowledged as the first member of the New Zealand Armed Forces to die as result of their service during the First World War. Prepared by John Crawford, NZDF Historian AWMM
About death
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- 19 Aug 1914 Crawford, J. (2014)
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- Accidental Death AWMM
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- Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Anglican Block F, Row 7, Grave 56 AWMM
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- Formally recognised in August 2014 as a war casualty and entered on the New Zealand and Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s official rolls of honour. AWMM
- 13th August 2014: Robert is recognised as the first fatal casualty suffered by the New Zealand Armed Forces in the First World WarPublic - Sarndra - Researcher - 8 July 2015 - Lieutenant General (LTGEN) Tim Keating, the Chief of Defence Force media release; http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/news/media-releases/2014/20140813caitfwwroh.htm
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Memorial
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- Auckland Railway Station, Te Taou Crescent, Auckland 1010. AWMM
- Railways Roll of Honour board. Wellington Railway Station, Pipitea, Wellington 6011. AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Hall of Memories I AWMM
Sources
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- Coroners Inquests - Case files - Auckland
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R23720654
Further Reference - Tischler, M. (19 August 2014). Western Leader.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10399239/Soldiers-life-celebrated
Further Reference - Crawford, J. (2014). Background information in "CDF announces inclusions to First World War Rolls of Honour." Ministry for Culture & Heritage. News 13 August 2014.
http://web.archive.org/web/20190124082026/https://mch.govt.nz/news-events/news/cdf-announces-inclusions-first-world-war-rolls-honour
Further Reference - Christchurch Territorial killed. Press, Volume L, Issue 15052, 21 August 1914, Page 9
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=CHP19140821.2.43.27&srpos
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Casualty record
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/75450903/HISLOP,%20ROBERT%20ARTHUR
Further Reference - Sapper Robert Hislop is recognised. MagnaQuies.com Sarndra Lees
http://www.magnaquies.com/sapper_robert_hislop_is_recognised.html
Further Reference - NZ Herald Article
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11300042
Further Reference - NZ Herland Article
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11303489
Further Reference
- Coroners Inquests - Case files - Auckland
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