Second Lieutenant

Robert Rooke Gilpin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison, of Gilpin, New Zealand.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Robert Rooke Gilpin
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.T. Gilpin (mother), Matakohe, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
PO Box 29, Apiti, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed
Date of Death:
22 December 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
On left side of main path, near far end.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Rooke Gilpin
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