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VALE, Robert Keller
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2742, 2742A |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1916, Enlisted at Kellerberrin, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bright, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Southern Cross, Yilgarn, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Metallurgist |
| Died: | Bunbury, Western Australia, 2 November 1943, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bunbury General Cemetery, Bunbury, Western Australia Anglican area, Section D, Grave 95 |
| Memorials: | Southern Cross Christ Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2742, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Kellerberrin, WA | |
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| 10 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2742, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2742, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle | |
| 30 Jan 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2742A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gassed. Embarked for England on 9 February 1918 aboard HS St. David. Letter A had been added on 5 March 1917 | |
| 9 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2742A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry Vale and Annie Maria Vale nee Taylor of Bright, Victoria. Brother of Frank Septimus Vale who returned to Australia on 11 October 1919 having served with the 38th Battalion
Husband of May Vale nee Hatt of Southern Cross, WA. Robert and May married in Kalgoorlie during 1911c
Commenced return to Australia 19 April 1919 aboard HT Marathon disembarking on 31 May 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal