Robert Kenneth NAPIER

Regimental number5389
Place of birthNorth Ryde, New South Wales
SchoolNorth Ryde Public School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressKent Road, North Ryde, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Alice Napier, Kent Road, North Ryde, New South Wales
Enlistment date13 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 March 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Robert Kennett
Place of death or woundingMartrinpuich
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMartinpuick British Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 14), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
83
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice NAPIER, Kent Road, North Ryde, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal