Trooper

Robert Vernon Armstrong

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Mary Jane Armstrong, of Balguerie St., Akaroa, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/1328
Name:
Robert Vernon Armstrong
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
02 August 1891
Place of Birth:
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
George Armstrong (father), Akaroa, Canterbury
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
14 June 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Akaroa, Canterbury
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Self, Akaroa, Canterbury
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
12 December 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. I. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Malta
Robert Vernon Armstrong
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