Private

Robert Blackburn

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. J. A. Blackburn, of 14, George St., North Invercargill, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3870
Name:
Robert Blackburn
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.A. Blackburn (wife), Riverton, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
15 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
04 March 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XIV. C. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Blackburn
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