John Powe ROBERTS

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Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	27 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Durham, England, 18 October 1882
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	Dyvally School, Swansea
Occupation:	Sanitary engineer
Died:	Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 32 years
Cemetery:	Walkers Ridge Cemetery Spec Mem 19
Memorials:	Blackstone West Morton District Welsh Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War

27 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: ''
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1915-04-25

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