Robert John Chirnside

Conflict:

WW1

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Private Robert Chirnside, who was killed in action in France on August 29, was born at Balclutha 36 years ago, and was educated there. He was the second son of Mr John Chirnside, now of Dunedin. Private Chirnside served through the Boer war, and left New Zealand for the front with the Twenty-third Reinforcements. He resided at Stewart Island, and leaves a wife and two children.“ [Otago Witness, Issue 3367, 25 September 1918, Page 42]

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Casualty

Service Number:

40883

Name:

Robert John Chirnside

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs Chirnside (wife), Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Fisherman

Unit:

3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

29 August 1918

Day of Death:

Thursday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Rifle Brigade

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

14 March 1917

Transport:

HMNZT 79

Vessel:

Ruapehu

Destination:

Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Favreuil British Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

I. C. 10.

Cemetery Location:

France