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Other Name:	Old, Robert Arthur
Service Number:	3208
Enlisted:	26 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 1882
Home Town:	Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cellarman
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 9 January 1929, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Light Oval, Row 2N, Aspect E, Grave 12. Interred on 11 January 1929
Memorials:	Adelaide Holy Trinity Church WW1 Honour Board 2

26 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3208, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide, SA
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3208, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3208, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide
26 Jul 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3208, 50th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right arm
29 Apr 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3208, 50th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Real name Robert Arthur Old but served as Robert Old

Son of Arthur Old and Agnes Mary Old nee Brookes of Franklin Street, Adelaide, SA

Commenced return to Australia on 31 January 1918 aboard HT Osterley disembarking on 13 April 1918

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

During 1918c Robert married Olive Ann Jane Bates in Broken Hill, NSW

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