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Robert Henry Eggleston

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Portrait, Roll of Honour, New Zealand Casualties. The Star, Thursday 6 June 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Eggleston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bert AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 27250 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 October 1888 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Eden Street, Saint Albans AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Robert Eggleston (father), 7 Eden Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWI AWMM
    Mary Ann Cockbill on the 7th of June 1919 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 27250 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 1 June 1916 AWMM
    Age 27 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
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
    Wounded in Bellevue Spur battle on 11 and 12 October 1917 - Gun Shot Wound Left Thigh AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Three brothers served in WW1 Thomas (Tom) Edward Eggleston (62945); William Arthur Eggleston (44101) and Robert (Bert) Henry Eggleston (27250) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    15 February 1966 AWMM
    Christchurch, Canterbury 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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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21000458
    Further Reference
  • References
    • The Christchurch Star AWMM
      The Star, Issue 12337, 6th June 1918 AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      41: 19 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

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