Private

Robson Cameron Forster

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. M. Forster, of Beaconsfield, Park Avenue, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. Born in Isle of Wight. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, at Gallipoli, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2292
Name:
Robson Cameron Forster
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
12 August 1884
Place of Birth:
Isle of Wight, England
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mary Forster (mother), "Beaconsfield", Park Avenue, Ventnor, Isle of Wight
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
15 February 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Firth Street, Hamilton East
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Butterman
Employer:
Self, Hamilton
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 October 1919
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1
Date of Discharge: 
20 May 1919

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Soldiers Area E3, Grave 223.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Robson Cameron Forster
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