TARLINGTON, Robert James
| Service Numbers: | 801, 2756, NX2711 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Annandalde, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Katoomba, New South Wales, 25 December 1952, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Blackheath Cemetery Church of England Portion BCE, Row 11, Grave 32 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 801, 7th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 801, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Hymettus, Sydney | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 801, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hymettus embarkation_ship_number: A1 public_note: '' | |
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2756, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadow, NSW | |
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2756, 2nd Pioneer Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2756, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2756, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2756, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Accidental bomb wound to the right foot |
World War 2 Service
| 30 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX2711 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Real name was Robert James Tarlingon under which he enlisted on 16 November 1914 with the 7th Light Horse Regiment. Service number 801. Then re-enlisted under the name of Robert James Adams having been court martialled as Tarlington for desertion in June 1917 having not embarked in 1915
Son of Edward Herbert Tarlington and Mary A. Tarlington of 82 Talyor Street, Annandale, NSW
On 13 December 1918 Robert using the surname of Adams married Jean Alice Clara Percy in the Registry Office, Holborn, London, England. Registrar FrederickH. Shapcott officiated
Returned to Australia on 19 May 1919 aboard HT Dongala
In 1923 Robert married Mary (Molly) Meredith in Sydney, NSW using the surname of Tarlington
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
WWII
When enlisting for WW2 he lowered his age by at least eight years and changed his place of birth Enlisted fat Paddington, New South Wales, Australia with service number NX8553 but was discharged on 24 January 1941.
When he re-enlisted on 28 April 1941 under service number NX2711 he gave his date of birth as 12 April 1903 and his occupation as a Motor Driver. Discharged as medically unfit on 12 March 1942 while serving with the Australian Army Service Corps Training Depot
Medals: Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal
Husband of Mary (Molly) Tarlington of Hot Hill Road, Blackheath, NSW
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Real name was Robert James Tarlingon under which he enlisted on 16 November 1914 with the 7th Light Horse Regiment. Service number 801. Then re-enlisted under the name of Robert James Adams having been court martialled as Tarlington for desertion in June 1917 having not embarked in 1915
Son of Edward Herbert Tarlington and Mary A. Tarlington of 82 Talyor Street, Annandale, NSW
On 13 December 1918 Robert using the surname of Adams married Jean Alice Clara Percy in the Registry Office, Holborn, London, England. Registrar FrederickH. Shapcott officiated
Returned to Australia on 19 May 1919 aboard HT Dongala
In 1923 Robert married Mary (Molly) Meredith in Sydney, NSW using the surname of Tarlington
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal