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ROBERTS, Percy McDonald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 952 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915, Enlisted at Chermside, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ascot Vale Public School, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shrapnel wounds to the chest, fracturing the spine , At sea on board Glenart Castle, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 2, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 952, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Chermside, QLD | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 952, 11th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 952, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 27 Nov 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 952, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 952 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his aunt Maria M Suter of Hughenden, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal