Captain

Robert Oliver Brydon

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Sarah Brydon, of Dargaville, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/18
Name:
Robert Oliver Brydon
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs P. Brydon (mother), Dargaville, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
70 Saint Hill Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
Advance Party, 1st New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 29
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Waitemata
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. F. 27.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Robert Oliver Brydon
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