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WITHAM, Robert Percival
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 721 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Omeo, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Tongio, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 27, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Omeo Tongio West State School 3419 Roll of Honor, Swifts Creek War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 721, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 721, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 721, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Registered birth name Robert Percival number 23278
Son of John Witham and Mary P.E. Witham nee Richmond of Graham Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal