Wilfred Orville MCROBERTS

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MCROBERTS, Wilfred Orville

Service Number:	871
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 6 September 1889
Home Town:	Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 16, Lone Pine Memorial
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burwood Memorial Arch, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 871, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
1 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Prior to embarking
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 871, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 871, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James H. and Grace Sarah McRoberts of 'Mendelsshon', Wallace Street, Burwood, NSW

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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