Gunner

Robert Edward Compton

Conflict: 
Korean
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
206066
Name:
Robert Edward Compton
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
21 April 1927
Place of Birth: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr R.R. Compton (brother), Featherston, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pironoa, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Tractor driver

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 November 1951
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
Korean

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Kayforce
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
10 December 1950
Vessel:
Ormonde
Destination:
Pusan, Korea (1 January 1951)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
South Korea
Robert Edward Compton
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