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VARCOE, Robert Henry Linton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 32898 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, Australia, 1898 |
| Home Town: | Gilgandra, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 1 January 1985, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 32898, Field Artillery Brigades, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 32898, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 32898, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 14 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Divisional Signal Company, In France | |
| 3 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 32898, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Herbert John Varcoe and Mary Jane Elizabeth Varcoe nee McLennon of Gilgandra, NSW formerly of Echuca, Victoria
Commenced return to Australia on 16 June 1919 aboard HT Ormonde disembarking at 4 August 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Robert married Margery E. Smith in Chatswood, NSW