Robert HITCHENS

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Service Number:	6230
Enlisted:	19 October 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	14th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Cressy, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Cressy, Northern Midlands, Tasmania
Schooling:	Cressy State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Ploughman
Died:	Died of Illness, France, 26 October 1918
Cemetery:	Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension IV.J.22.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cressy War Memorial, Longford War Memorial

19 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6230, Claremont, Tasmania
20 Jan 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 8th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jan 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 8th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
26 Oct 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6230, 14th Field Company Engineers, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6230 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-26

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