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Alexander Bertram Robbie

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Description Showing a 3/4 length portrait of two women, possibly the Misses Robbie? from New Plymouth. It was sent by Miss Edith Robbie to her brother Sergeant A Robbie of the 7th New Zealand Contingent in South Africa. The photo was returned to Miss Robbie through the photographer Mr C Cottier with a letter from Sergeant Seawright of 'A' Company, R P R M I, South African Field Force, explaining he had found the photo on a captured Boer near Ruit Spruit. The Boer was riding a horse marked 4th NZ

Photo found of captured horse of Trooper A. Robbie

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Bertram AWMM
  • Surname
    Robbie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • South African 2289 AWMM
    • South African 4685 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • South African 2289 AWMM
    • South African 4685 AWMM
  • Military service
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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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Biographical information

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  • Father was named James Barker Robbie. AWMM

Death

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  • Cemetery
    Te Kuiti Old Cemetery AWMM
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20 November 2021JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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