Private

Robert Frederick Sands

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. R. Sands, of Spey St., Invercargill, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Submitted by: Margaret Murray
Relationship to casualty: Great niece; Robert's Brother was my Grandfather.
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Casualty

Service Number: 
9/1352
Name:
Robert Frederick Sands
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R. Sands (father), Winton, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Nightcaps, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
19 August 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. F. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Frederick Sands
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