English Māori Robert Samuel Agnew Born 9 October 1917 - Died 2004 PDF Key details Service number4078 AWMM Also known asBob AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Driver/Military AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Samuel AWMM SurnameAgnew AWMM Ingoa Also known asBob AWMM Service number4078 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionOpen Brethren, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth9 October 1917 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 September 1939 AWMM 220 Oriental Parade, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationClerical work/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMr R. Agnew (father), Kaihiku, South Otago, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 6 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Greece AWMM 1941 AWMM World War 2/wars AWMM Crete AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number4078 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingThree months in New Zealand AWMM Six months in Egypt AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Sep 1939 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Clerk AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Orion AWMM Driver/Military AWMM New Zealand Army Service Corps, 4 Reserve Mechanical Transport Company AWMM 2NZEF: 1st Echelon AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Germany AWMM Crete, Greece AWMM 1 June 1941 AWMM WW2 POW - Crete List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8) Crete, Greece List of 2NZEF POW (MS 2009/8) WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-B (later 344), Lamsdorf, Germany 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. 2NZEF, Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. N.Z. 1945. Days interned Liberation date Liberation RepatriationWW2 1 April 1945 AWMM Liberated by American troops AWMM POW liberation details POW serial number22815 AWMM Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, Unknown Period AWMM 5 feet 7 inches AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Blue AWMM Weight, Unknown Period AWMM 11 stone AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Fair AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 10 January 1946 AWMM Termination of engagement AWMM Driver/Military AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Robert Agnew was attached to the British 7th Armoured Division in the Western Desert until March 1941.From March-April 1941 he was involved in the campaign in GreeceIn April 1941-1 June 1941 he was serving in the campaign in Crete.Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 2000 AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2004 AWMM New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Robert Samuel Agnew by laying a poppy. Robert McCrechie Agnew Robert Norman Agnew Robert Samuel Agnew Roderick Maurice Agnew Ronald Robert Agnew Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Samuel Agnew Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2009-8 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksBirths, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Sources Used DocumentsHenderson, J. (1954). RMT: official history of the 4th and 6th Reserve Mechanical Transport Companies. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs. AWMM List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 1: WW2 6 AWMM List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8. AWMM Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License