Corporal

Robert Thomas Gilmore

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander and Mary Jane Gilmore, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
21501
Name:
Robert Thomas Gilmore
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
01 May 1915
Place of Birth: 
Dublin, Ireland
Next of Kin: 
Mr A. Gilmore (father), 202 Church Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o State Hotel, Tauranga, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Department Store Manager (McKenzies)
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
18 April 1941
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1940
Vessel:
Empress of Japan
Destination:
Scotland (19 June 1940)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Robert Thomas Gilmore
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