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COVERDALE, Robert William

Service Number:	893
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	9th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Broomfield, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charleville Warrego Social Club Honour Roll, Leongatha Fallen Soldiers Honour Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Meeniyan Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 893, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kabinga embarkation_ship_number: A58 public_note: ''
8 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 893, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kabinga, Melbourne
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 893, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 893 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-29

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