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ROBERTS, William Donald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 183 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Young, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gladesville, Hunters Hill, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Croydon Superior Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hospital Attendant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row A, Grave 4 Chaplain W. McKenzie officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gladesville Hospital WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 183, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 183, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 183, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
| 23 Jul 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 183, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 183 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-07-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Mary Ann Roberts of Young, NSW. Brother of Ethel Roberts of The Towers, Randwick, NSW. Ethel was named next of kin
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlistment he was employed at the Gladesville Asylum, NSW
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