ROBERTSON, George
| Service Number: | 929 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, at Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 929, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 929, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 929, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Glenunga International High School
George Robertson was a 30 year old sailor originally from the city of Dundee in Scotland. He was single and had lived in the rural town of Port Pirie north of Adelaide. Then on the 1st of September 1914, as World War I broke out in Europe, he enlisted in the AIF as a soldier with the rank of Private. He was part of the first infantry unit from Adelaide to go to war, the 10th Battalion. He only had one month of training and preparation for the War and as the Battalion departed from Adelaide on the 20th of October 1914 on the AHAT Ascanius, their destination was Egypt.
During the War
The 10th Battalion had been first deployed in Egypt however shortly after in April of 1915 the Battalion was a part of the landing of Gallipoli. The reason Australia was fighting in the war in the first place was that during this time, Australia had finished having an election with the majority of seats favouring the Labour party led by Andrew Fisher, regardless, both the government and opposition had pledged their loyalty to England to help the Mother Country with military and financial support.
After the War
Now as for George Robertson, he did not make it to Gallipoli. In fact, he was not killed in action. He was being returned to Australia for disciplinary reasons in March 1915 but deserted before arriving.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
A George Robertson is remembered on the Carnoustie War Memorial; not all war memorials commemorate those who gave their lives. Carnoustie is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. Carnoustie can be considered a dormitory town for its nearest city, Dundee, which is 11 miles (18 km) to the west.
It is believed that it is this George Robertson who is remembered.
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