ROBERTS, Keith Clarence
| Service Number: | V63830 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Machinist and Motor Driver |
| Died: | Chelsea, Victoria, Australia, 24 August 2002, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bunurong Memorial Park, Victoria |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V63830 | |
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| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V63830 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Born in Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria in 1918 Keith was the ninth of ten children of Edward Charles Roberts (b1869 in Bendigo, Victoria) and Adela Lovie (b1875 in Tootgarook, Mornington Peninsular, Victoria). Edward (a Draper) and Adela married in 1904 in Melbourne where they settled and raised their family. Edward worked as Draper, Grocer and Salesman.
In 1940 Keith was a Wood Machinist and Motor Driver in Melbourne, Victoria when he enlisted in the ACMF (Sapper; Service No:V63830). He served with 2 Field Coy RAE 4 Division until Demobilistaion in August 1945.
Keith married Isabella Keltie Thomson (b1920 in Glasgow, Scotland) - Isabella had immigrated with her parents and siblings in the late 1920s. Keith and Isabella settled in Melbourne, Victoria where Keith worked as Carter. Isabella died in 1997 and Keith in 2002.