Sergeant

Robert Maitland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Margaret Leask Maitland, of East Balhalgardy, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • Scotland's People
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Richard Hodgson
Relationship to casualty: Husband of his 4th cousin twice removed.
Helen Maitland was his stepmother not his mother. His mother was his father's first wife Margaret Leask. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26643
Name:
Robert Maitland
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
01 June 1883
Place of Birth:
Balhaggardy East, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Helen Ledingham Maitland (stepmother), 102 Osborne Place, Aberdeen, Scotland|Miss Christina Maitland (sister), c/o Mr John McDonald, PO Box 192, Wanganui
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
30 May 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
Te Kawa
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Self, Te Kawa
Nationality of Force:
New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, 3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 4 Battalion, A Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
29 August 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Maitland
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