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Robert Maxwell Sunley

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Portrait of Robert Maxwell Sunley (57397). Image kindly provided by Helen Eckersley, Robert's grand-daughter. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Robert Maxwell Sunley (57397). Image kindly provided by Helen Eckersley, Robert's grand- …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Maxwell AWMM
  • Surname
    Sunley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 57397 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 December 1885 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    23 December 1885 Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - BDM reference 2191
  • Place of birth
    Wellington, New Zealand Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - BDM reference 2191
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Marjorie Winifred Sunley, care of Mrs Fisher, Main Road, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 57397 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Book Keeper/Civilian AWMM
    • 3 January 1917 Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - Military personnel file
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    32 Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - Military personnel file

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    1959 Public Source
  • Date of death
    1959 Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - Probate - NZ Archives reference R23055540
  • Age at death
    74 Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - From subtracting date of birth from date of death!
  • Place of death
    London, UK. Public - Lyndsay - Other relative - 7 January 2016 - Probate - NZ Archives reference R23055540
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 January 2016LyndsayWelington, New Zealand.Other relative

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