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ROBERTS, Alfred William

Service Number:	1356
Enlisted:	16 July 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 28 May 1895
Home Town:	Subiaco, Nedlands, Western Australia
Schooling:	Macarthur Street State School Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Porter WA Railways
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Honour Avenues, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1356, Depot Battalion , Perth, Western Australia
16 Aug 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Depot Battalion
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
18 Dec 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt
26 May 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion
17 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1356 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1356, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action

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