ROBERTSON, Donald Frederick
| Service Numbers: | 2666, 319, 156 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 September 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Glenfield, New South Wales, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Gosford, Gosford Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Cerebral Hemorrhage, Newcastle, New South Wales, 24 June 1943 |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Presbyterian;11SW; Lot 83 |
| Memorials: | Greta Lodge Excelsior No 167 Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Dec 1899: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Driver, 2666, A Battery, Royal Australian Artillery, The Boer Offensive, Approx. date | |
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| 28 Apr 1902: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 319, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 156, 1st Field Ambulance, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 156, 1st Field Ambulance, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 156, 1st Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: 'Alternate spelling of wife''s maiden name: Creighton' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 156, 1st Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jan 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Field Ambulance | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 156, 1st Field Ambulance |
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Donald and his wife Ruth had 7 Children (3 boys and 4 girls).
Donald was a publican and was a licencee in the Hunter District in Greta and several Newcastle pubs as well as in Sydney. Don was a very generous person if anyone said, "they had been in the war" he would give them a drink.
Donald had to have his stomach strapped up for the rest of his life following war injuries. He also owned racehorses that his cousin Douglas Weir would race for him and also owned oyster leases. He also purchased a shop in the Newcastle area that was run by his wife and daughters. Don was a family man and he is buried along with his siblings and his parents.
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