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PORTEOUS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 334 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Footscray, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Narrandera, Narrandera, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 29 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 334, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 334 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Porteous and Alice Mary Porteous nee Lanigan of Narrandera, NSW. Brother of George Porteous and Richard Porteous
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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