Trooper

Robert Louis Gleeson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Margaret Gleeson, of 67, Boston Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, and the late Thomas Gleeson.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Robert was known as Louis. He was the second son (and 5th child) of Thomas and Margaret Gleeson. He was born in Dublin in approximately 1891, where he attended Black Rock College. After the death of ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/805
Name:
Robert Louis Gleeson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1891 (?)
Place of Birth:
Dublin,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Margaret Gleeson (mother), 67 Boston Road, Mt Eden, Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of J. Ball, Paengaroa, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Robert Louis Gleeson
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