ROBERTSON, John Medley
| Service Number: | 934 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Red Hilll, South Australia, July 1881 |
| Home Town: | Gawler, Gawler, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Red Hill Public School and Mechanical engineering, Gawler School of Mines, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais (Plot I, Row R, Grave No. 37), Steenwerck, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kapunda Anlaby Employees WW1 Honour Roll, Kapunda Anlaby Employees WW1 Honour Roll, Kapunda District Honour Board, Kapunda Dutton Park Memorial Gardens WW1 Plaque, Kapunda and District Fallen Soldiers Monument, Red Hill Methodist Church Honor Roll, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 934, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 934, 10th Infantry Battalion, Morphettville | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 934, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 934, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landing at Anzac | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Infantry Battalion, Mudros | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Serapeum Egypt | |
| 5 Jul 1917: | Involvement Bombardier, 934, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 934 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Bombardier awm_died_date: 1917-07-05 |
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John Medley ROBERTSON (1881-1917)
News has been, received of the death in France of BDR. J. Medley Robertson. . The deceased was
a clever electrician, and for several years before enlisting was engaged in that capacity at Anlaby.
He was a prominent member of the Kapunda cricket and football clubs, and was captain of the
Anlaby Eleven. He was a son of the Late Mr. A. Robertson, of Redhill (who in his day was a
champion rifle shot), and was born in that town.
He enlisted at the outbreak of hostilities, and left Australia with the first contingent. He
served several months on Gallipoli and after the evacuation he was transferred to (the artillery and to) France.
The Journal (Adelaide, SA Thu 9 Aug 1917 )
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