Name of “Robert Urwin” and year of death “circa 2000” from grandson Stephen James Porter and added here in April 2009.

Second given name, year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
1940/6077. Bride: Mavis Winifred Ginn. Groom: Robert Thomas Urwin

Full date of marriage of 22 June 1940 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

Approximate month/year and place of birth, mother’s maiden name, from the England Birth records found in December 2023:
Name: Robert T Urwin
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun 1918
Registration district: Newcastle upon Tyne
Inferred County: Northumberland
Mother's Maiden Name: Howarth
GRO Ref: Volume: 10b, Page 5

Names of parents and siblings, ages, estimated year of birth, in the British Passenger List found in December 2023:
Ship Name: Dorset
Shipping Line: Federal Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Departure Date: 3 April 1924
Departure Port: Liverpool, England
URWIN Albert E. Last Address 188 Violet St., South Benwell, Newcastle-on-Tyhe, 3rd Class, Landing at Auckland, Butcher, age 31, Last residence England [Born circa 1893]
URWIN Polly, Home Duties, age 28, Last residence England [Born circa 1896]
URWIN Dorothy A., age 7, Last residence England [Born circa 1917]
URWIN Robert T., age 5, Last residence England [Born circa 1919]
URWIN Polly, age 3, Last residence England [Born circa 1921]

New Zealand Army WWII Nominal Rolls found in December 2023:
Nominal Roll: Roll 6, 1 Oct 1941 - 31 Dec 1941
Name: Urwin, Robert Thomas
Embarkation: 1941
Army Number: 68638
Rank: Dvr.
Unit: A.S.C., 8 Bde, Gp.
Conjugal Status: M
Place of Enlistment: Auckland
Occupation: Butcher
Last NZ Address: Stanley Ave, Milford, Auckland
Next of Kin: Mrs M W. Urwin, Stanley Ave., Milford, Auckland (w) [Wife]

Year and country of death, exact date of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in December 2023:
2001/2074. Urwin, Robert Thomas. Date of birth: 3 April 1918

Full date of death of 19 January 2001 from further searching in December 2023 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Date of birth confirmed, street address of place of birth, found in Birth Record received from the "General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales" in January 2024. Please see PDF for copy.
Name: Robert Thomas Urwin
When Born: 3 April 1918 at 16 Bond Street, W4 [Newcastle, Northumberland, England]
Name of Father: Albert Edward Robert Urwin
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: May Urwin, formerly Howarth
Rank or Profession of Father: Private, Durham Light-infantry, Butcher - Journeyman [craftsman/employee]
Informant: Marion B Common, Present at Birth, 16 Bond Street, Newcastle