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PORTEOUS, Robert Neville
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 8944, N172467 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 July 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | WINGHAM, NSW, 14 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Adamstown Public School and Maitland High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 27 August 1977, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Newcastle East Hamilton Municipal District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 8944, 2nd Australian General Hospital, Liverpool | |
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| 16 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 8944, 2nd Australian General Hospital, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 8944, 2nd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Jan 1919: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Australian General Hospital | |
| 15 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8944, 2nd Australian General Hospital, HT Ypiringa, England for return to Australia as nursing staff - disembarking Melbourne 5 July 1919 | |
| 29 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8944, 2nd Australian General Hospital |
World War 2 Service
| 22 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, N172467 | |
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| 12 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, N172467, 8 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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