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ROBERTSON, Ralph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 307 |
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Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
Last Rank: | Trumpeter |
Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
Born: | Edinburgh, Scotland, 1886 |
Home Town: | Tamworth, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Warrender Park School, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 28 June 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row K, Grave 17 Chaplain J.K. Miller officiated, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 307, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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21 Dec 1914: | Involvement 307, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
21 Dec 1914: | Embarked 307, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
28 Jun 1915: | Involvement 307, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 307 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trumpeter awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Ralph and Grace Robertson of 13 Thirlestane Lane, Edinburgh, Scotland
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with the 9th Royal Scots Highlanders Regiment