Second Lieutenant

Robert Ernest Holben

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward Reuben Benjamin and Margaret Holben, of Palmerston North, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/1401
Name:
Robert Ernest Holben
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Edward R.B. Holben (father), Grey Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Grey Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
03 November 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. J. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Ernest Holben
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