S5945
ROBERTS, Bramwell Howard Roland
| Service Number: | 2515 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parkside SA, 13 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Glenelg SA, 22 June 1961, aged 66 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill Australia Remembers Avenue Of Honour Plaque, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2515, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2515, 48th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide |
from family information
Bramwell Howard Rowland Roberts was born 13th Jan 1895 at Parkside, SA to Bramwell Soames Roberts and wife Elizabeth Howard nee Ranford.
Information from Australian War Memorial Honours and awards (gazetted): Bramwell Howard Roberts was awarded the following honours: Military Medal More information about a Military Medal Service Number 2515 Service Army Rank Private Unit 48th Bn Conflict WW1 Date of London Gazette 6 August 1918, page 9256, position 19 Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 12 December 1918, page 2350, position 111 Bramwell Howard Roland ROBERTS Regimental number 2515 Religion Methodist. Occupation Clerk Address South Broken Hill, New South Wales Marital status Single Age at embarkation 21 Next of kin Sister, Mrs Stella Pascoe, cr Victoria and Patten Street, South Broken Hill, New South Wales Enlistment date 30 March 1916 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 48th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/65/3 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 48th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 2 June 1919.
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards