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MARCUS, Robert Struan
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3539, 3539B |
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Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Adelaide, SA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Penola, South Australia, 18 June 1887 |
Home Town: | Penola, Wattle Range, South Australia |
Schooling: | Monbulla State School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 June 1916, aged 29 years |
Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 9 |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Penola Coonawarra & Penola Sub-Branch R.S.S.&A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Penola District WW1 Roll of Honor, Penola Scholars Roll of Honor, Penola War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3539, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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12 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3539, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
12 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3539, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
28 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
19 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3539, 10th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Trench raid | |
19 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3539B, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3539B awm_unit: 10 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-19 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 3539, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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