Sapper

Robert McGimpsey

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth J. McGimpsey, of Otioke, Oamaru, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/427
Name:
Robert McGimpsey
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James McGimpsey, Otiake, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
172 Chester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. F. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert McGimpsey
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