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Robert Stevenson Breingan

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Identity

About

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  • Title
    Farrier/Trooper Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Forenames
    Robert Stevenson AWMM
  • Surname
    Breingan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 4166 AWMM
    • 18331 AWMM
    • SA War # 4166; WWI # 18331 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Records

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    10 September 1883 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    10 September 1883 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of John & Isabella Breingan of Patutahi, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - BMD NZ Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre SA War: Mrs Breingan, Patutahi
    Pre WWI: Port Ahuriri, Napier Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs C.Y. Breingan (mother), Patutahi, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
    • Pre SA War: Mother - Mrs I Breingan of Patutahi
      Pre WWI: Wife - Mrs Charlotte Yates Breingan Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Relationship status
    Pre SA War: Single
    Married 1911 - Charlotte Yates Pointon Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record & Research

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    SA War: Transvaal & Orange RC; WWI Egyptian EF Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • SA: NZ Mounted Rifles; WWI: 20th NZ Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • 4166 AWMM
    • 18331 AWMM
    • SA War # 4166; WWI # 18331 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Records
  • Military service
    • SA War: 7th NZ Contingent; WWI: Wellington Mounted Rifles Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
    • SA War: 1901; WWI: 1916-1919 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Pre SA War: Gisborne Rifles; WWI: SA War Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM Storeman/Civilian AWMM
    • SA War: 12 Mar 1901 at Wellington
      WWI: 22 July 1916 at Featherston Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    SA War: 21yrs; WWI: 32 yrs 3 mths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record

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
    July - August 1918 - hosptalized due to having Malaria Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    Trooper/Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Military Record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Moeraki then transfer to Mooltan at Sydney for Suez.

      His father was named John Breingan. AWMM
    • Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14977, 2 August 1919
      SOLDIERS FROM EGYPT.
      ULBIAROA'S COMPLEMENT. Tlie following Glsborne soldiers who have been on service m Egypt are due to arrive in Auckland on August 6 by the troopship Ulimaroa: S.Sgt L H Bright, S.Sgt A Bake, Sgt J Jobson, Sgt W S Coleman, Troopers R S Breingan, F Hobbs, A T Lamont, D McMillan, T G Mulcaster, W Condon, H Dalrymple, S Dever, C M Falkner, H Martin, G W Rosewarne, C M Williamson, F Williams, and L/Cpl. H S Callahan, J A Butters, H S Callahan, G C Falkner, S.Sgt. A R Gardiner, Q.M.S., F Goldsmith (M.C), T/Sgt. G W I McEwin, H Martin (Tolaga Bay). Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14977, 2 August 1919
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Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    1943 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Research
  • Age at death
    60 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Research
  • Place of death
    Napier, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Research
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Park Island Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Patutahi War Memorial
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 10 July 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 May 2022Lorraine MonaGisborne, NZResearcher
17 August 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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