Private

Robert Hugh Donald

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Lucy Donald, of Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Robert Hugh Donald emigrated from Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with his parents William and Lucy Donald. He was a merchant mariner before joining the ANZAC's. My parents have visite... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1614
Name:
Robert Hugh Donald
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Donald (father), Pukekohe, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
52 Richmond Road, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion, 6 (Hauraki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 May 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (26 March 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. E. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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