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ROBERTS, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1967 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 February 1916, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the right leg, 8th Stationary Hospital, Wimereux, France, 27 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais - Hauts-de-France Plot 11, Row N, Grave 7 Rev. F. Woodwell officiatged, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kupunn HB2, Tara Shire WW1 Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1967, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1967, 52nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1967, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right leg compound fracturing the tibia and was later amputated |
Personal Stories
Biography
Born 16 Sept 1873
Married to Margareta Anna Ada Sellin at Brides parents home Terrors Creek, Kings Scrub Caboolture Qld 24 Feb 1897
4 children
Died 27 June 1917
Age 44
Interred Wimereux Communal Cemetery
Name located on Panel 156 Australian War Memorial.
Submitted 29 November 2014 by Mike Busby
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin was originally given as his sister Annie McNamee as his children were under 16 years. Later his next of kin was changed to his son Fred. Roberts of Sandgate, QLD. Also father of Annie Roberts and Bertha Roberts.
Marital status was given as married but legally separated from his wife Margaret A.I. Roberts of Fortitude Valley, QLD later of New Farm, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal