DICK, Robert Lambert
| Service Number: | 3794 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stirling, Scotland (1890), date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 7 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3794, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3794, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Adelaide | |
| 2 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"HONORS FOR SOLDIERS. CORPORAL-BUGLER R. L. DICK.
For gailantry under fire in France, Corporal Robert L. Dick, who enlisted for service in Adelaide, has received the military medal. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, of Euston-terrace, Croydon — friends of the young soldier— have received the news of the distinction conferred upon him. Corporal Dick went to the front as a bugler. On September 3 and 4 he acted as dispatch runner, and by his work gained the commendation of his superior officers, and on a subsequent Sunday, after a church parade, General Birdwood pinned the ribbon of the decoration upon his tunic. Corporal Dick is a son of Mr. Alexander Dick, a plasterer, of Stirling, Scotland. He was apprenticed to his father's trade in his home town. He joined the Stirling Boys' Brigade and served as a lieutenant in that body. He came to Adelaide about 3½ years ago, and early in 1915 he enlisted. On leaving Australia for Egypt he was presented with a bugle by Sir Josiah Symon K.C. — himself a Stirling man. After a period in Egypt Corporal Dick went into action in France." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 09 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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