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Robert Tennent

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 37), Page: 31 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Tennent AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Robert Tennent AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 15320 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 October 1895 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    David Tennent (father), Greymouth, 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 15320 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Ironmonger/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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Robert Tennent was the son of David and Elizabeth Tennent, of Greymouth, New Zealand.

    Originally reported wounded and a prisoner of war, was found to have been killed in action near Warnetonon 26 June 1917. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe 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
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM

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Sources

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