Sergeant

Robert Edmund Fairbrother

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Fairbrother, of York St., Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/451
Name:
Robert Edmund Fairbrother
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E. Fairbrother (father), Timaru, New Zealand|E. Fairbrother (father), Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Timaru, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Carter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 August 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Main Body
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Lyttelton, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
HMNZT 47
HMNZT 48
Vessels:

Tahiti or Athenic
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Robert Edmund Fairbrother
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