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FAKES, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1125 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Armidale |
| Last Rank: | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Corps School (AIF) |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Stonehenge, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Stonehenge Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1974, aged 79 years |
| Cemetery: |
Glen Innes General Cemetery Ang A |
| Memorials: | Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 5 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Transferred AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Australian Corps School (AIF) | |
| 11 Jul 1919: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches | |
| 16 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1125, Australian Corps School (AIF) |
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