STEWART, Robert
| Service Number: | 1611 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 December 1885 |
| Home Town: | Ormeau, Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ormeau State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Missionary |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 9 October 1917, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXX, Row B, Grave No. 2A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Pimpama & Ormeau War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1611, 1st Australian General Hospital | |
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| 12 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1611, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1611, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane | |
| 9 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 1611, 15th Field Ambulance, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1611 awm_unit: 15th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-09 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 1611, 1st Australian General Hospital, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| Date unknown: | Embarked Private, 1611, 1st Australian General Hospital |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert Stewart was the eldest of three brothers from Ormeau, near the Gold Coast in Queensland, who died with the AIF during WW1.
Robert joined the 1st Australian General Hospital and served in France for almost 18 months before he was wounded in the chest by shrapnel. He died of his wounds nine days later in a hospital in Etaples.
His brother, 2442A Pte. William Stewart 9th Battalion AIF, was killed in action only three weeks later on 1 November 1917, aged 30. His youngest brother, 6392 Pte. George Stewart 25th Battalion AIF, was also killed in action 17 July 1918, aged 25. They were all the sons of Robert and Jane Ann Stewart, of Ormeau, Queensland.
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