MONTGOMERY, Robert Roy
| Service Numbers: | 3366, 134 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Thebarton, South Australia , 21 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brakeman |
| Died: | 6 October 1975, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3366, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 134, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 134, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3366, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3366, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3366, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Left elbow | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), Near BULLECOURT, FRANCE during the operations on the 5th., 6th., 7th., 8th. and 9th.May 1917 Private MONTGOMERY displayed conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty as a stretcher bearer. Despite the severest artillery bombardment and Machine Gun fire to which he was continually exposed during the whole of this period he never once faltered in his unselfish care of the wounded in the trenches and, during the later periods, when on the verge of collapse through sheer exhaustion, he continued to carry the more serious cases to the Aid Posts. | |
| 18 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 3366, 10th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Left hand | |
| 25 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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When he went to war, Robert was an unmarried 21-year-old man. He was born on the 21 of February 1894 in New Thebarton, South Australia and was 5ft6in and weighed 151lbs. Robert Montgomery also had brown hair and grey eyes. Before the war started his doctor confirmed he could see the required distance with both eyes his heart and lungs were healthy and had free use of his joints and Robert confirmed he is not subject to fits of any description. They made soldiers do this because they had to make sure that soldiers were fit for battle and doctors’ certificates were needed before they could participate in the war.
Robert Roy Montgomery was originally enrolled in the 27th Battalion with service number 134, and made it to Egypt in 1915. However, for unknown reasons he was returned to Australia in October 1915 and re-enrolled in the 24th Battalion with service number 3366. In Egypt in early 1916, he was briefly in the 8th Battalion before finally being transferred to the 10th Battalion.
He went with the 10th Battalion to France and was wounded at Pozières on 22 August 1916, in the left elbow. He returned to duty in October. At the fightin at Bullecourt in May 1917, he served as a stretcher bearer and earned the Military Medal for his courage and tenacity under fire. In November 1917 he spent some time at the brigade school and in January 1918 he was slightly wounded in the head due to an accident. In February he went on leave and also was in hospital sick and in June 1918 was promoted to Lance Corporal, and then to Corporal on 30 July.
He was wounded again, this time in the left hand, on 18 September 1918. This wound saw him sent to hospital in England, where he saw out the war.
After the war Robert was lucky enough to make it back to the country, he worked so hard to fight for. He went back to his hometown where he lived out most of his until his 80s. On the 6th of October 1975, he died but the cause of death and place of death has not yet been discovered. He is buried in Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia.
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