Robert Stewart FOURACRE

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FOURACRE, Robert Stewart

Service Number:	3829
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Morrisons, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Morrisons State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Surveyors Assistant
Died:	Killed in Action, Framerville, France, 14 August 1918
Cemetery:	Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 6
Memorials:	Alexandra War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Morrisons Tableland and District State School 2086 Pictorial Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
8 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3829, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3829, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
14 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3829, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3829 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-08-14

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Biography

Robert Stewart FOURACRE was born in 1890 in Morrisons, Victoria - his name is also spelt Robert Stuart on some of his records

His parents were John FOURACRE and Jane GIBSON

He enlisted on 16th July, 1915 with the Australian Army - he was with the 22nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement - Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Warilda in February, 1916

Robert was Killed in Action on 14th August, 1918 - he is buried in Bouzincourt Communal Cemetery Extension, France. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal

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