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ROBERTS, George Leatham
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4047 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Boy, 2nd class |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 28 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Mosman Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 16 October 1915, aged 16 years |
| Cemetery: |
Gore Hill Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Mosman War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 4047 |
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World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 2nd class |
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World War 2 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 4047 |
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World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1915: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Boy, 2nd class, 4047, HMAS Tingara |
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Personal Stories
Details of George Leatham Roberts at the Australian Maritime Museum
For anyone wanting to find out more about George Leatham Roberts, the Australian Maritime Museum has quite a collection of his things there, including photos:
http://www.sea.museum/2016/10/17/finding-tingira-the-search-for-the-royal-australian-navys-first-training-ship
https://collections.sea.museum/en/search/george%2520leatham%2520roberts
Submitted 31 July 2022 by Jodie Lording