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Arthur Robins

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Josiah and Annie Amelia Robins, of 65, Trafalgar St., Onehunga, Auckland. Served at Gallipoli and in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The dead body of a returned soldier named Arthur Robins, about 24 years cf age, a single man, was found at Awakanao (Coromandel) on Monday with the head blown otf, probably by a detonator. Deceased, who had lived by himself, was last seen alive at 10 a.m. on Saturday. He had been wounded in the war, and also suffered from shell shock."

[Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1693, 5 December 1919, Page 5]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/1087
Name:
Arthur Robins
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Josiah Robins (father), Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Suicide
Date of Death:
29 November 1919
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Waikaraka Park Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Area 1, Block G, Grave 84.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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