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Robert Sheddan Durham

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 205 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 205 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Sheddan AWMM
  • Surname
    Durham AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 11/1535 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 May 1886 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    3 May 1886 Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum records
  • Place of birth
    Waipu, Northland, New Zealand Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Briagh, Waipu, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 John Durham (father), Waipu, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 August 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11/1535 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 Trooper 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • He was the son of John William & Mary DURHAM (nee McLennan) from Waipu. They had thirteen children & three enlisted – Norman (12/3223), Robert (11/1535) and Donald (13/179). Both Norman & Donald died overseas.

    On the 30th June 1920, Robert married Annie Catherine CAMPBELL at Waipu. Public - Sandra - Researcher - 4 December 2018 - Waipu Museum

Death

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  • Death
    9 December 1957 Public Source
  • Date of death
    9 December 1957 Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum Records
  • Age at death
    71 Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum Records
  • Place of death
    Auckland, New Zealand Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum Records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Purewa Cemetery, Auckland (cremated) Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 August 2017 - Waipu Museum Records
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    DURHAM, Robert (Regt No. 11/1535, North Auckland Mounted Rifles, First World War), On December 9, 1957, at Green Lane Hospital, dearly loved husband of Annie Catherine Durham, of 37 Pencarrow Avenue, Epsom. A service will be held at the Mt Eden Presbyterian Church at 1pm today (Tuesday), the funeral then leaving for Purewa Crematorium. (NZ Herald) Public - Sandra - Researcher - 4 December 2018 - Waipu Museum
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    Page No: 205 AWMM

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04 December 2018SandraWaipuResearcher
15 August 2017SandraWaipu, New ZealandResearcher

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