MCROBERT, William Alexander
| Service Number: | V92025 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Shelbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Furrier/Overseer |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V92025, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
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| 24 Jan 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V92025, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
William Alexander McRobert was born in Shelbourne, Vic, the son of William Graham McRobert, of 154 Myrtle St, Bendigo. William Alexander was a Furrier, although he is also listed as an Overseer. He volunteered in Bendigo on 29.4.18 aged 21 years and 2 months. He was 5’ 10½”tall, with a medium complexion, blue eyes and dark hair. He joined the Recruit Depot Battalion at Broadmeadows and his service commenced officially on 1.5.18. While at Broadmeadows he passed the Riding Test for the Light Horse and volunteered to serve in Egypt. He was appointed to the 7th Egyptian General Service Reinforcements with Service No. 64831. He embarked for overseas on 16.10.18.
He disembarked in Suez, Egypt, on 22.11.18 and was appointed to the 4th Light Horse Regiment on 4.1.19. Shortly afterwards he was transferred to the 20th Australian Provost Corps and attached for guard duty at Moascar (7.1.18). He was admitted to hospital on 9.2.19 with Tonsillitis and Diptheria, and discharged on 20.2.19. On 19.4.19 he was again admitted to hospital with Tonsillitis, being discharged on 30.4.19. He returned to the 4th Light Horse Regiment on 2.5.19 and was appointed temporary Corporal on 19.5.19. He embarked for Australia on 15.6.19.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone