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ROBERTS, John William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5017 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Temp Sgt |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 24 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Clarence River, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School teacher |
| Died: | North Entrance, New South Wales, Australia, 26 May 1955, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 5017, 1st Field Company Engineers, Temp Sgt | |
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| 17 Dec 1915: | Involvement 5017, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Dec 1915: | Embarked 5017, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 8th Field Company Engineers | |
| 30 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 5017, 8th Field Company Engineers, 2nd MD |
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From Shayne Cunningham
John William "Jack" Roberts left his family in the small NSW river town of Ulmarra and joined up for service in WWI.
Jack was a school teacher with a fine baritone voice and he loved poetry.
When he returned home, injured, he married his girl, raised four kids of his own and continued to teach school children.
He used the structure of the military and supported young people in Surf Lifesaving, earning life memberships, until his early death from war-related injuries.
A gentle man who saw his duty.
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