ALDER, Robert
| Service Number: | 1033 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Victoria Australia, 30 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South and North Brunswick State Schools, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot 1, Row G, Grave 1 Rev. W. Meredith Holliday officiated, Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1033, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1033, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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31 Battalion
Rank - Private
9 November 1915Embar - ked Melbourne
7 December 1915 - Disembarked Suez
21 December 1915 - Admitted to No 8 Australian Field Ambulance, Serapeum, (stiff leg);
22 December 1915 - Discharged from 8 Field Ambulance
23 January 1916 - Charged with neglect of duty and Found guilty, penised with extra duties
22 March 1916 - Charged with loitering on Post and neglect of duty. Found guilty awarded extra guards.
20 April 1916 - Found guilty, 1 May 1916, of being absent from Church Parade: 2 days' confined to barracks.
16 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
23 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles, France
7 July 1916 - Found guilty of being absent from Tattoo Roll Call on 6 July 1916: awarded 24 hours' Field Punishment No 2.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of William and Mary Matilda Alder, of "Edenhope," Thames Promenade, Chelsea, Victoria. Brother of 29031 Gunner George Smith Valentine Alder, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia 11 May 1919