STEWART, Robert
| Service Number: | 5127 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 10 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 4 April 1971, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane ANZAC-2-F-456 |
| Memorials: | Annerley Stephens Shire Council Residents Honour Board 1, Holland Park Mount Gravatt Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5127, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5127, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5127, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Lang
Son of Joseph STEWART and Bridget nee MALONE
Robert Stewart was twelve months older than his brother Alex when they both enlisted on 9th December 1915.
Robert was drafted as reinforcement for the 25th Battalion and embarked on the “Seang Choon” on 5th May 1916. He travelled via Suez and Marseilles to join the battalion on the 2nd October. The 25th at this time was regrouping after suffering serious casualties at Pozieres the previous August. On the 5th November, during an abortive attack at Flers near Bapaume, Robert was wounded and evacuated to England.
Robert would spend the next eleven months in England before rejoining the 25th in Flanders on 29th October 1917. When the German spring offensive was launched in March 1918, the 25th were brought back to the Somme to stem the tide of the advance. During a period of “peaceful penetration” in May 1918, Robert was wounded for a second time at Morlancourt.
He was evacuated to England and two months later faced a medical board. The board concluded that Robert was unfit for active service for a period of six months and that he should be returned to Australia. In spite of this recommendation, Robert remained in England in a convalescent depot. He was eventually returned to Australia in December 1918 after hostilities had ceased and was discharged in Brisbane on 28th February 1918.
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