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Royal Richard Lobb

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 58), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 58), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Royal Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    Lobb AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 36115 AWMM
    • WWI 26115 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
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs B. Lobb (mother), Gaine Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 36115 AWMM
    • WWI 26115 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 Cheese maker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    date of birth 20/2/1896 Public - Graham Maurice - Other relative - 29 May 2017 - birth certificate

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Royal Lobb was the son of Mrs. Betty Lobb, of 209 Devon St., West, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

      Moeraki then transfer to Port Sydney at Sydney for Suez. AWMM
    • Trooper Royal Richard Lobb of the Wellington Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F. who died on the 25 September 1918 during an attack on the town of Amman, Palestine. He was 22 years of age. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 10 February 2023 - Text with photo :Puke Ariki (Museum of New Plymouth).
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Death

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  • Death
    25 September 1918 AWMM
    Palestine, Middle East AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria AWMM D. 86. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      58: 3 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. 5: Includes portrait AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
10 February 2023JeniferWairarapaResearcher
10 April 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
29 May 2017Graham MauriceNew PlymouthOther relative

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