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ROBERTS, William Lennard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 32 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kew, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 12 Chaplain W.P. Bladen officiated Killed by shell wound to the head Headstone inscription reads: Viriliter agite, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kew War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 28 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 32, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 28 May 1915: | Embarked Sergeant, 32, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Joshua and Caroline Edith Roberts of 17 Fellowes Street, Kew, Victoria, Australia. Brother of Thomas Hope Roberts of Hawthorn, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the senior cadets for about 5 years