Harold Ernest ROBERTS

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ROBERTS, Harold Ernest

Service Number:	4760
Enlisted:	22 December 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	20th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, May 1895
Home Town:	Wentworthville, Holroyd, New South Wales
Schooling:	Croydon Park Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Electrician
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 April 1918
Cemetery:	Picquigny British Cemetery Row G, Grave 7.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4760, 20th Infantry Battalion
13 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 4760, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
13 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 4760, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

Harold Ernest Roberts enlisted as ‘Harry’ Roberts. He was the son of David Charles Roberts and Eliza King Roberts, of Wentworthville, New South Wales. His father had passed away in 1907 and his mother had remarried a man named King. His mother made a statutory declaration to have his name corrected. He had enlisted in the 19th Battalion under Harold Ernest Roberts during August 1915 but was declared a deserter a few days before he enlisted again under the name ‘Harry’ Roberts. He also had auburn hair and was known to his family as ‘Bluey’.

Roberts joined the 20th Battalion and was wounded in the arm during May 1917, which resulted in him being evacuated to England. He rejoined the 20th Battalion during August 1917. He was mortally wounded very early in the morning of the 7 April 1918 by a piece of shell or bullet that penetrated his abdomen. He died the same day in the 46th Casualty Clearing Station. His brother Jack Roberts was in the same battalion and was aware of what had happened to his brother, later passing the details along their mother.

Another brother, Cecil Roberts, also served with the 20th Battalion.

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