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PAUL, Robert Pressland
| Service Number: | 1209 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Tumby Bay, South Australia, 2 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tumby Bay, Tumby Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Tumby Bay Area School 1903--1907 |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Adelaide, South Australia, 20 April 1973, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Tumby Bay RSL Portrait Memorials |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 21 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1209 |
World War 2 Service
| 25 May 1942: | Enlisted Tumby Bay, SA |
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Robert Pressland Paul
My Father's Uncle.
Robert was born 2 October 1893 at Tumby Bay, South Australia.
He was the 9th child of Charles & Ann Paul (Nee Lakin).
He was a farmer .
As did his brother, Harry, Bob lived 2 miles from the school which he attended from 1903 -- 1907 when he left to go to work.
Bob enlisted 11 May 1915 aged 21 years 5 mos. He joined the 9th Light Horse and sailed on the "Euripides " for Egypt.
He was Lance Corporal #1209, Classification H---Hodgekiss Gunner.
He served in Heliopolis, Alexandria, Serapeum, Sari Blair, Ras el Tin.
He was wounded 22/4/1917---Gunshot wound to thigh.
He was discharged 14 June 1919.
Bob married Margaret (Meg) Low from Chryston, Lanarkshire, Scotland and they had 2 children.
Bob died 20 April 1973 aged 79 and is buried in the Tumby Bay Cemetery, Grave C24.
Submitted 1 September 2014 by Patricia Young
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