Robert “Bob” Rawson
Trooper · NZ #8809 · R1 Patrol
| Rank | Trooper |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #8809 |
| Patrol | R1 Patrol |
| Regiment | 27th (Machine Gun) Battalion |
| Known as | “Bob” |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C140387 |
What this roll records
Embarkation detail from his Cenotaph record: he embarked as Private. The rank held on this card, Trooper, is the cavalry and armoured-corps name for the same rank, so the two are not in conflict. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph, record C140387.
AKA "Bob" added from LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
Cenotaph record linked. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): Driver
On the R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941: Private Rawson R., 8809. Source: Brendan O'Carroll, 'R Patrol, Long Range Desert Group' (R Patrol Nominal Roll, 31 March 1941).
Driver in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- LRDG Nominal Roll, 28 Dec 1940 – Jan 1941 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy) — roll rank: Private
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1, p.149. Unit history: Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion.
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