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ROBERTSON, Archibald Farquhar
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2882 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kaniva, Victoria, Australia, 1889 |
Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
Schooling: | Lochiel, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer / Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I. Row B. Grave 1 (Coll.) Inscription: GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial, Wentworth War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2882, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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10 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
10 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Battalion | |
7 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 7th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Empress of Britain" | |
24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 7th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 59th Infantry Battalion | |
17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 57th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Kalyan" | |
24 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 57th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2882, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2882 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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