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Chinn, William Robert

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First NameWilliamLast NameChinnDescriptionPrivate William Robert Chinn, son of James John Chinn.OccupationLabourer at the Pūponga coal mine. Rockville, Collingwood. Date of Birth17 March 1891Place of BirthLondonDate of Death20th November, 1918Age at Death27Family or Next of KinSon of James John Chinn.
Brother of H. W. Chinn, of Lyall Bay, Wellington.RankPrivateMilitary Number6/1261Regiment/Battalion2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry BattalionMemorialCollingwood War MemorialAdditional InformationWilliam was discharged as permanently unfit due to injuries related to a gunshot wound, infection from measles, followed by bronchitis, and probable tubercular infection on the right lung. He was sent on the Maheno back to New Zealand, and died after discharge.Subject/KeywordWorld War, 1914-1918Further InformationRead more about William on the Online Cenotaph

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Chinn, William Robert