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ROBERTS, Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 580 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Wales, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Berwick, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 21 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Block R, Plot III, Row G, Grave No. II, St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 580, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 580, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 580, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 580 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-21 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
39th Battalion, B Company-Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 33 and the son of Jane Roberts, of Penybryn, Beddgelert, Carnarvon, Wales, and the late Edward Roberts.
Address 'Aidblair', Berwick, Gippsland, Victoria.
Enlistment date 19 February 1916
Rank on enlistment Private.
Age at embarkation-26
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/56/1
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 27 May 1916.
Rank from Nominal Roll-Lance Corporal