PUREWA PUBLIC CEMETERY
AUCKLAND CITY, NEW ZEALAND

(c) 2003 P Lascelles In Memory of


Lieutenant
13/312
Auckland Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.

who died on
Wednesday 27 October 1920 . Age 27 .

Son of Robert and Margaret Gillespie, of 36, Great South Rd., Remuera, Auckland. Served at Gallipoli and in Egypt.

Commemorative Information

Cemetery: Purewa Public Cemetery, Auckland City, New Zealand
Grave or Reference Panel Number: Block F, Row 45, Grave 192
Location: This cemetery is situated in St. Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland
Historical Information: There are 50 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 19 of the 1939-1945 war here.
 
Additional Cemetery Record Information
Burial Date: 2 Nov 1920
Address: Taurikuru
Place of Birth: --
Occupation: Farmer
Primary Cause of Death: Shooting
Next of Kin: --
Age: 27

 

Heritage Images Online (Auckland Public Library)
Photographer: Schmidt, Hermann John
Date: 1914
Description: Portrait of Trooper (later Lieutenant) Robert Gillespie, Reg No 13/312, of the Main Body, 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles, Auckland Mounted Rifles, New Zealand Mounted Rifles. Died after discharge from the N.Z.E.F. from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service, on 29 October 1920.

 
Photographs and Research by Phil Lascelles
Updated Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:52:38 +1200