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Robert Stanley Black

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Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRDP4887). CC BY-NC …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Black AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bobby Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 28 April 2020 - Research
  • Service number
    WWI 9/2048 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 August 1893 AWMM Arrowtown, Otago AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E.L. Black (mother), 57 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin, 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 9/2048 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 Banker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Black was the son of Harry and Emily Black, of 6, Grant St., Dunedin.

    All Black in 1914 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    St Matthew's Church, Dunedin Public - Sarah - 22 April 2015 - Plaque in ANZAC chapel
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
22 April 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
02 July 2016MatthewAuckland, NZResearcher
22 April 2015SarahDUNEDINOther

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