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SHELDRICK, Robert Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 666 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 13 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 666, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 666, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 666, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 666, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 666 awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Wood Sheldrick and Charlotte Sheldrick of 45 Francis Street, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served 4 years in the Senior Cadets and 6 months in the Citizen Forces