Sapper

Robert Marshall Syme

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Agnes Syme, of 87, Aro St., Wellington, New Zealand. Born at Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: william syme
Relationship to casualty: My Great Uncle
My grandfather's younger brother Robert Marshal Syme died in action Oct 1918 during the capture of the village in Beaudignies France by the German Forces.

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/2146
Name:
Robert Marshall Syme
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Smith (sister), 87 Aro Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bricklayer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 October 1918
Age at Death: 
44
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Marshall Syme
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