Follow Us
Like Us
Historical records matching Pte. Robert Francis Willis Wall
view all 17
Immediate Family
-
mother -
father -
brother
-
brother
-
brother
-
sister
-
sister
-
sister
-
stepmother
-
half brother
-
half brother
-
half sister
About Pte. Robert Francis Willis Wall
Robert Francis Willis Wall was born in Moturoa in Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand, on 2 November 1891 (reg. 1891/13541). His parents were John and Annie Elizabeth Wall (nee Willis) who married in St. Pauls Church, Whanganui, on 30 April 1883. Robert worked as a farmer. By 1916 the Wall family were living in Tauranga. Robert enlisted in World War I on 2 February 1917, serving in the Auckland Infantry Regiment (Service No. 52516). His last recorded rank was Private. Robert was killed in action in Bapaume, France on 30 August 1918, aged 25. He has no known grave. His memorial is at Grevillers in France. Source: Biography by Debbie McCauley http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/remembering_war/topics/show/2403
view all
Pte. Robert Francis Willis Wall's Timeline
| 1891 |
November 2, 1891
|
Moturoa, Waverley, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand
|
|
| 1918 |
August 30, 1918
Age 26
|
Bapaume, France
|
|
|
August 30, 1918
Age 26
|
Grevillers New Zealand Memorial, Grevillers, Calais, France
|