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Kenneth Luxford Robb

58158 World War I

Private Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles

Next Of Kin: Born in Hastings 1882. Served in Egypt, Palestine and Abyssinia. Discharged August 1919. Did not go to Gallipoli, held back breaking in horses in Egypt, that had been shipped from the United States. Once horses broken in they were ridden up the Jordan Valley. Hospitalised frequently with malaria. After the war worked on father's farm in Tipapakuku, Dannevirke. Went into partnership with brother Ronald at Mangarawa in 1923.

Embarkation: 27-09-14

Destination:

Died 26-02-60 at Palmerston North aged 67

Buried at Woodville Old Gorge Cemetery, grave reference Ext Block 1

Cenotaph Unique ID: Page On Nominal Roll:0

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