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Robert Hugh Donald

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Hugh AWMM
  • Surname
    Donald AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1614 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 52 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William Donald (father), Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Battle of Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1614 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 Unknown 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of William and Lucy Donald, of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Next of Kin: Mr W. Donald, Pukekohe, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 May 1917 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    Messines, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    St Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery, Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM II. E. 3 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • please contact me on [email protected]
    Public - IAN - 14 October 2019
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  • Robert Hugh Donald emigrated from Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with his parents William and Lucy Donald. He was a merchant mariner before joining the ANZAC's. My parents have visited his grave outside Ypres. Please get in touch if you are related. I am Robert's Great, Great, Great Nephew, Rev. Mark Donald
    Public - Mark - Other Relative - 18 February 2015
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14 October 2019IANauckland nzOther
18 February 2015MarkCarrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern IrelandOther Relative

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