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PERRAU, Robert James Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 355 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Mattress Maker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Landed at Gallipoli Peninsula 200 yards south of Fisherman's Hut at 6.00 am. | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Trooper, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW abdomen | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 355, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 355 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-08 |
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