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ROBERTSON, William David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 169 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Previously listed as Private but change to the rank of Trooper the day of enlistment |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Deniliquin, Deniliquin, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Deniliquin Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Postman |
| Died: | Pneumonia, No. 2 Stationary Hospital, Mudros, Lemnos Island, Greece, 29 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row B, Grave 34 Rev. J.D. Sterling officiated Headstone inscription reads: With loved ones far away fondly remembered by his loving sister Commemorated in the Deniliquin Cemetery, NSW. Where the headstone reads:- He rose responsive to his Country's call, and gave for her his best, his life, his all, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deniliquin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 169, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW Previously listed as Private but change to the rank of Trooper the day of enlistment | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 169, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 169, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 29 Jul 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 169, 6th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 169 awm_unit: 6 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Andrew and Eliza Robertson of NSW.
Brother of Mina Smythe nee Robertson of Oaklands, NSW and Neil A. Robertson of Deniliquin, NSW and Lawrence T. Robertson of Fairfield, NSW who returned to Australia on 31 March 1919 having served with the Army Field Post Office
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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