Cenotaph : 19137

Cenotaph ID: 
19137
Rank Last Held: 
Unknown WW1 rank|Lieutenant Colonel
Forenames: 
Robert Vincent
Surname: 
Closey
Alias: 
Bob
Serial Number: 
12/2979|23072
Date of Birth: 
14 November 1897
Place of Birth: 
Bury, Lancashire, England
Enlistment Address: 
Otorohanga, King Country, New Zealand|Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand|Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Unknown occupation|Builder|Builder
Embarkation Body: 
7th Reinforcements|Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)|Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Date: 
1915-10-09 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Suez, Egypt
Vessel: 
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 3|WW2 13
Page on Nominal Roll: 
134|WW2 90|WW2 25
Age at Death: 
101
Date of Death: 
20 November 1998
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Cemetery Name: 
Manukau Memorial Gardens Cemetery & Crematorium (Papatoetoe Cemetery), 357 Puhinui Road, Puhinui, Manukau City
First Rank: 
Private|Major|Major
Next of Kin: 
Mr F. Closey (brother), Otorohanga, King Country, New Zealand|Mrs V.M. Closey (wife), Hillside Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand|Mrs V.M. Closey (wife), Hillside Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 32 | HMNZT 33 | HMNZT 34
Marital Status: 
Single|Married|Married
Last Unit Served: 
Unknown WW1 Unit|24 Infantry Battalion

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