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Robert Douglas

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 55), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 55), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Douglas AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 38133 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    Son of David & Annie DOUGLAS of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Mangapapa, Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    David Douglas (father), Post-office, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 13 May 2023 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 38133 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farm hand/Civilian 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
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of injuries AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of David Douglas, of Gisborne

    CWGC has last unit as New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, 3rd AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    16 June 1917 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM I. G. 21. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Advice has been received by Mr. and Mrs David Douglas, of Calthame, Maimata, of the death of their son, Rifleman Robert Douglas, at a military hospital in England on June 16, 1917. Rifleman Douglas was 23 years of age, and joined the 22nd Reinforcements. He was born in the Waimata, and received his primary education at Mangapapa school. After spending two years at the Gisborne High School, he took up sheep-farming as an occupation. A recent letter from him from Sling camp dated May 6, stated that he was then in good health, and the intimation of his death was a great and painful surprise to his parents. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 January 2024 - GISBORNE TIMES, VOLUME XLVIII, ISSUE 4608, 11 JULY 1917, PAGE 5
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  • 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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05 January 2024Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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