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ROBERTSON, Edward Emanuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX4394 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Port Wakefield, South Australia, 28 November 1899 |
| Home Town: | Port Wakefield, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Port Wakefield Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Malaria, Prisoner of War, Borneo, 23 May 1945, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery (V.D.1) Labuan War Cemetery., Labuan War Cemetery, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Balaklava WW1 & WW2 Honour Roll, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Port Wakefield Edward Robertson Memorial Park, Port Wakefield Roll of Honour WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4394 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX4394, Adelaide, South Australia | |
| 4 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SX4394, 8th Division Salvage Unit | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Private, SX4394, 8th Division Salvage Unit, HMT EE (Marnix van St. Aldegonde), Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, SX4394, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 23 May 1945: | Involvement Private, SX4394, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Prisoners of War |
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Pte. E E Robertson AIF of Port Wakefield aged 44, married with four children. Son of Mrs Johanna Robertson of Port Wakefield. Educated at Port Wakefield public School. Fond of football. A labourer in civil life. Enlisted in 2nd AIF on 4th June 1040. Reported missind in Malaya in February 1942, prisoner of war in Borneo. He had three sons-in-law in the Fighting Forces.
Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.
Died of Malaria while in Borneo as a POW.
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