Private

Robert Matear

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Matear, of Ballywilliam, Donaghadee, Co. Down, Ireland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1290
Name:
Robert Matear
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Charles Matear (father), Ballywilliam, Dunghadee, County Down, Ireland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hinakura, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 April 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
76
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Matear
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