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ROBERTSON, Guildford Spencer
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4568 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia, 26 July 1887 |
| Home Town: | Binda, Upper Lachlan Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 May 1974, aged 86 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Privately Cremated Cremated |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Crookwell War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4568, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4568, 2nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 4568 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michelle Leihn
Born at Family property called Turretfield Farm, Binda, NSW Australia. During his time at war, Guilford was taken prison of war - France.
When he returned to Australia he worked at Kenmore Mental Hospital (mostly WWI Vets) with his brother Lindsay McKinnon Robertson. After Kenmore closed, Guildford worked in Orange, Gladesville and Rydalmere. He worked at total of 39 years in service to the Dept of Health.