Search results Next record English Māori Robert Davies Hardie Born 18 August 1891 - Died 7 May 1977 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 10/1171 AWMM Also known asHardy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankInter War Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wanganui Home Guard AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Lieutenant Robert Davies Hardie. Image sourced from Imperial War Museums' 'Bond of Sacri … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRobert Davies AWMM SurnameHardie AWMM Ingoa Also known asHardy AWMM Service numberWWI 10/1171 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth18 August 1891 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 21 November 1914 AWMM 98 Main Street East, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationG.H. Hardy (father), 98 Main Street East, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 10/1171 AWMM Military serviceServed with Volunteers 1913-14. AWMM New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion AWMM New Zealand Machine Gun Corps AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO: London Gazette, 16 August 1917. Citation: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Although wounded in the eye during an advance, he led his men through a heavy barrage into their positions, and continued with great skill and courage to direct the fire of his guns, remaining with them throughout the action, although he had every reason to suppose he had lost an eye. By his devotion to duty he set a splendid example to his men." (Battle of Messines, 7 June 1917) AWMM 1914-1915 Star AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM New Zealand Territorial Service Medal AWMM Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM London Gazette 16/08/1917 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 21 November 1914 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Wounded 7 June 1917 AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Lost a leg 3 January 1918 AWMM Other, WWI AWMM Nature of Injury: Loss left leg Pension: 41/7 Percent of disability: [Not stated] Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankInter War 21 October 1919 AWMM Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM Wanganui Home Guard AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › 2ic (second-in-command) of NZ Machine Gun Battalion, 26 March 1917.Group Director, Home Guard, Wanganui, 1940.Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): 18 Cook St., Palmerston North. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death7 May 1977 AWMM Age 85 AWMM Palmerston, Otago AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Robert Davies Hardie by laying a poppy. Robert Hardie Robert Hardie Robert Davies Hardie Roland Henry Hardie Rufus Stephen Hardie Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Robert Davies Hardie Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects The "casey court" gazette : No. 1 Platoon 7th Wellington Regiment Library / Pictorial › publication Petone D526.2 CAS List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force,… Library / Pictorial › publication Wellington, N.Z. D609 LIS Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16791451 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 302 AWMM Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer). AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record