Lance Corporal

Robert Rae

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Helen Rae, of 45, Meadow St., Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt and at the Dardanelles.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1610
Name:
Robert Rae
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R. Rae (father), 3 Hawthorne Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand|R. Rae (father), 13 Catherine Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mount Bruce, Masterton, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
16 February 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

3rd Reinforcements
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessels:

Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. E. 2A.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Robert Rae
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