Card, R.S.A Membership, Arthur William Robb; Returned Services Association (R.S....
Card, R.S.A Membership, Arthur William Robb
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R.S.A card recording Arthur William Robb's membership of the Winton Sub-Association of the Invercargill Returned Services Association Inc for the 1947-1948 year. Te Hikoi also holds Arthur's R.S.A. pin.
Arthur had an interesting life. He was originally a farmer from Trows in the Scottish Borders. He served as a Second Lieutenant in the British Army (King's Own Scottish Borderers) during World War One.
In December 1918, Arthur was released and returned to England. In 1920 he emigrated to New Zealand, serving as a merchant seaman on the voyage to Lyttleton. Arthur settled and farmed at Lochiel in Southland for the remainder of his life. He married Eleanor Moir Robb, they had two children, Stuart William Robb and Elizabeth Henderson Forbes. Arthur was a member of the Invercargill Returned Services' Association (Winton Sub-Association). He died in July 1955 aged 61.
Returned Services Association (R.S.A.)
Maker Maker RolePrinter
Date Made1947
Period1940s
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand, South Island, Southland, Riverton-Aparima
Medium and Materialsorganic, processed material, paper
Measurementsh 80 mm x w 113 mm
Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsPeople and Families (including births, weddings, deaths)
Object Type Object numberRI.W2014.3579.8
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