Rifleman

Robert John Speer

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. S. Speer, of Hastings, Napier, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/914
Name:
Robert John Speer
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Samuel Speer (father), Contractor, P.O. Box 135, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of D. Donovan, Hastings, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
20 October 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
P. III. M. 6B.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert John Speer
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