Robert Pirrie
Born 10 Mar 1914
- Service number
- 23144 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Major/Military AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 10 Mar 1914 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM 18 Boyd Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM 18 Boyd Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Maria Jean Pirrie (wife), 18 Boyd Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Mrs Maria Jean Pirrie (wife), 18 Boyd Avenue, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 23144 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
- Military Cross (MC) AWMM
21 Jun 1945 AWMM
The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Pirrie, Robert. (Ref. WO 373/12/544). Military Cross. AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Male nurse/Civilian AWMM
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Male nurse/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Mooltan or Willem Ruys AWMM Sergeant AWMM 24 (Auckland) Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
- WW2 Second Lieutenant AWMM 28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Wounded 26 March 1943 AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Major/Military AWMM
28 (Maori) Battalion, A Company AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Maj R. Pirrie, MC, m.i.d.; Auckland; born Scotland, 10 Mar 1914; male nurse; wounded 26 Mar 1943. (Source: Burdon, R.M. 24 Battalion. p.280.) AWMM
About death
- Death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Obituary
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-013507.html
Further Reference - 28th Maori Battalion Website 1941-1945
http://www.28maoribattalion.org.nz/
Further Reference - Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington: Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital copy.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20210104000423/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2Maor.html
Further Reference - Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, Dept. of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-24Ba.html
Further Reference - 'The KING has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Italy.' (London Gazette, 21 June 1945, p.3226.). Military Cross.
http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/37138/supplements/3226
Further Reference - The National Archives. Recommendation for Award for Pirrie, Robert. (Ref. WO 373/12/544). Military Cross.
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7354621
Further Reference
- New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page
- References
- Cody, J. (1956). 28 (Maori) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- 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.
WW2 3: WW2 380 - 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.
WW2 13: WW2 99 - Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
pp.280, 282, 284, 289, 301, 302. - Kay, R. (1967). Italy. Volume 2. From Cassino to Trieste. Dept. of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, N.Z.
p.354. - Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Fortune, G. & Bebich, M. (2008). Citizenship and remembrance : a history of the 24 NZ Infantry Battalion Association. Auckland, N.Z.: Polygraphia.
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