Lance Corporal

Edgar Harvey Robertson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Evelyn E. Robertson, of Orkney, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
28801
Name:
Edgar Harvey Robertson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
20 August 1896
Place of Birth: 
Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Robertson (mother), Lawrence Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 67
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
A. 32.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edgar Harvey Robertson
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