Robert Vincent Closey Born 14 November 1897 - Died 20 November 1998 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12/2979 AWMM WWII 23072 AWMM Also known asBob AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 16th Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Gravestone at Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery (photo Sarnd … Read more View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Vincent AWMM SurnameClosey AWMM Ingoa Also known asBob AWMM Service numberWWI 12/2979 AWMM WWII 23072 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 November 1897 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentOtorohanga, King Country, New Zealand AWMM Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr Frederick William Closey (brother), Otorohanga, King Country, New Zealand AWMM Mrs Vera Mildred Closey (wife), Hillside Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 12/2979 AWMM WWII 23072 AWMM Military serviceServed in 1st Auckland Infantry Battalion in World War I. AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsOfficer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM Efficiency Decoration (ED) AWMM Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur (France) AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training EnlistmentWW1 Unknown/Civilian AWMM WW2 Builder/Civilian AWMM AWMM WW1 15 June 1915 Public - Cheryl - Direct descendant - 16 April 2017 - Military Personnel File Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistmentWW1: 17 years old Public - Cheryl - Direct descendant - 16 April 2017 - Birth certificate Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 9 October 1915 AWMM from AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 32 or HMNZT 33 or HMNZT 34 AWMM Vessel was Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 7th Reinforcements AWMM WW2 Major/Military AWMM Headquarters, 24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM WW1 Vessel was Aparima Public - Cheryl - Direct descendant - 16 April 2017 - Family papers Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM 24 Infantry Battalion AWMM WW1 Second Lieutenant AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion, 16th Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Husband of Vera Mildred Closey (nee Claridge), married 1922.Three brothers served in WW1 and WW2: Frederick William Closey (56558, 800636); Septimus James Edgar Closey (25/15, N/N) and Robert Vincent Closey (12/2979, 23072).Commanding Officer (CO) of NZ Reception Depot, March - October 1941.Commanding Officer (CO) of 1 NZ Field Maintenance Unit, Libya, November 1941 - April 1942.Commanding Officer (CO) of 1 NZ POW Repatriation Unit, Italy, 1945.Robert Closey's brother, Septimus (25/15), also served in WWI.His funeral service was held at the graveside. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death20 November 1998 AWMM Age 101 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryManukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Puhinui, Manukau City AWMM RETUR-D-001 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 November 1998. AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Robert Vincent Closey by laying a poppy. Kinson Russell Closey Leigh Closey Robert Vincent Closey Septimus James Edgar Closey Shirley Beatrice Closey Lay a poppy for 2019 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Vincent Closey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24055229&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24096991&digital=yes Further Reference FamNet: The Family History Network record page http://famnet.net.nz/login_pages/Cenotaph.aspx?Systemid=C19137 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 134 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 90 AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 13: WW2 25 AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM (1959). p.4 AWMM Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia. AWMM 24 N.Z. Infantry Battalion Association [newsletter]. Auckland, N.Z.: The Association. AWMM March 1999, Issue 123 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2015). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-3). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
