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HAIG, Robert William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1806 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shirley, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Shirley, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Shirley School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beaufort War Memorial, Boys of the Shirley School Pictorial Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1806, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1806, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1806, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Charlotte HAIG, Shirley, Victoria
Corporal R.W. Haig, of Shirley, is now reported to have been killed in action in Frnace on 3rd May 1917. The deceased has been missing for nine months. He enlisted over two years ago, and is the son of Mr. John Haig. The late Corporal Haig was well known and greatly respected in the district.
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