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Robert William Allison

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert William AWMM
  • Surname
    Allison AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/574 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Salvation Army, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 August 1892 AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 20 August 1914 AWMM Glasgow Terrace, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Charlotte Ann Allison, Glasgow Terrace, Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 10/574 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 20 August 1914 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Painter AWMM
    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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 5.5 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      146 pounds AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      1915 wounded face and head AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Infection toenail, boil AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

About death

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  • Death
    22 May 1949 AWMM
    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

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  • Thank you, my grandfather I never met. Thank you for the sacrifice you made to fight in WW1 for the 5 years of this conflict. Your contribution, joined with all of the other brave soldiers, means we have freedom today. I honour you and your fellow soldiers.
    Public - Jocelyn Gail Allison - Direct descendant - 25 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22270901
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 11 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. 4: Includes portrait AWMM
    • Homeward bound : S.S. Briton. As transport H.M.N.Z.T. No. 268 the S.S. "Briton" departed Tilbury, London, 17 June 1919. AWMM

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25 April 2020Jocelyn Gail Allison New ZealandDirect descendant
25 April 2020HeatherNelsonDirect descendant

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