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WELLS, Robert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3523 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Westbury, Tasmania, Australia, 24 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Evandale, Northern Midlands, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France , 4 September 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3523, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3523, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 4 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3523, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3523 awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barbie Mayne
My great uncle Robert was killed in action in France, his brother Reginald Percy wells (my grandfather) witnessed his death.
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