Harry Robertson came to New Zealand with his widowed mother, Agnes and younger siblings in 1886.

He married Alice Barbara Campbell 23 January 1895, they were both 20 years of age and had seven children. Alice died in 1910

Harry remarried in 1911 Harriet Monta Elkington, they moved to a nine room house on Manukau Road and had three children.

He had children spanning 24 years in age difference. His eldest son Henry James Robertson (13472) served in WW1, another Frank Neil (Dick) Robertson (21464) was kia in WW2.

Discharged from the 7th New Zealand Mounted Rifles 27 February 1901.

On 1 November 1911 Harry joined the permanent forces and was stationed at Northern Region Headquarters in Auckland.

Served for the next 7 years as the Regimental Quarter Master Sergeant with the 3rd Mounted Rifles.

In 1918 he spent 6 months as Camp Quarter Master Sergeant at Narrow Neck Military Camp, North Shore Auckland and then returned to the Northern Area Headquarters in June 1918

In August 1920 he was General Headquarters School at Trentham for 2 months

He is buried in the family plot at Purewa Cemetery with his mother Agnes, his first wife Alice and children George and Caroline.

The headstone was damaged by vandals and removed by the Cemetery Trust in 1982 and there is no record of the text. AWMM