WESTBURY, Robert Henry
| Service Numbers: | 10597, V91796, V383216 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Camperdown, Victoria, Australia , 23 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1957, aged 67 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Colac Cemetery, Victoria Plot: CLC-PRES-03-807-01A Memorial ID: 156592849 |
| Memorials: | Cobden Church of England Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10597, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, HMAT Afric, Melbourne | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10597, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V91796 | |
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| 10 Aug 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V383216 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jean Westbury
Robert Henry Westbury was born on 23 June 1890, in Camperdown, Victoria, Australia to John Richard Westbury (29) and Mary Ann née Bonshor (29).
Robert married Sarah Ann Agatha Pegg about 1914, in Victoria, Australia. They were the parents of 6 sons and 1 daughter: Vincent, Douglas, Norman, Arthur, Hugh, Alma and John. Three of their sons added a year to their ages so that Hugh could enlist in World War II.
Robert died on 1 November 1957, in Colac, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 67, and was buried in Colac, Victoria, Australia. His descendants now abide primarily in Colac, Victoria; Port Augusta, South Australia; and Bundaberg, Queensland.
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