Trooper

Robert McPhun

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert Boak and Amelia Pauline McPhun.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Robert Adam McPhun was the son of Robert Boak McPhun & Amelia Reyling, he was born 1892 in Opunake, Taranaki & by the time he was 11 he was an orphan. However from a postcard album I recently... Read More

The full records of military service for Robert McPhun are available to view on-line at Archives New Zealand. I was loaned these photos from the Mackay family collection in Wairoa, HB in 2015. It is ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12632
Name:
Robert McPhun
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
15 April 1892
Place of Birth:
Taranaki, Hawera,
Next of Kin: 
Miss A McPhun (sister), c/o Mrs Liverton, Rewanui. Masterton
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shepherd
Employer:
Mr Morrison, Blairlogie
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 January 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
F. 265.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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