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Robert Bennett Brickell

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    New Zealand Wars AWMM
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Portrait (photograph supplied by Paul Baker) - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait (photograph supplied by Paul Baker) - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Bennett AWMM
  • Surname
    Brickell AWMM
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  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    England, United Kingdom AWMM
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  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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    New Zealand Wars AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Robert Brickell was the son of Robert Bennett Brickell and Mary Anne Brickell (nee Burnett). Born about 1848?

    Brother of John Bennett Brickell. The brothers married sisters.

    He married Catherine Thompson on 13 October 1866 at Howick, New Zealand. She was born 18 January 1852, the daughter of James and Margaret Thompson. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 September 1929 AWMM
    Age 81 AWMM
    Avondale, Auckland AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Veterans Area. Plot 108 AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 1 October 1929 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    Waikaraka Veterans' Memorial Wall, Waikaraka Cemetery, 1 Alfred Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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