Corporal

Robert Alexander Cairney

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Flora Helen Cairney, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; husband of Freda M. G. Cairney, of Caversham, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8435
Name:
Robert Alexander Cairney
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Cairney (wife), 18 Helena Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
18 Helena Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Lorry driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Provost Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
22 January 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. A. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Libya
Robert Alexander Cairney
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