SAWERS, Robert
| Service Number: | 3031 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1916, Casula, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rocky Hall, New South Wales, 2 November 1887 |
| Home Town: | Burragate, Bega Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1918, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Ribemont, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Residents of Burragate Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3031, Casula, New South Wales | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 22 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3031, 31st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Christine Mackenzie
"...3031 Private Robert Sawers, 31st Battalion from Burra Gate, NSW. A 28 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 3 February 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 5th Reinforcements from Melbourne on 14 March 1916 aboard HMAT Anchises. He served with the 31st Battalion in France and Belgium and was killed during the defence of Amiens, France on 22 July 1918. Pte Sawers is buried in the Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Robert's younger brother, 3033 Pte Arthur Peter Sawer enlisted with the 31st Battalion on the same day and fought with Robert. Arthur returned to Australia in April 1919..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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