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ROBERTS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 239 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 February 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bendigo Victoria , Australia, 1 May 1882 |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Inglewood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 239, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 239, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 239, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 239, 22nd Infantry Battalion, GSW or BW to neck | |
| 9 Dec 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Machine Gun Company | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, RMS Orontes, Sydney | |
| 19 Dec 1916: | Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Bullecourt (Second), For Gallantry in action near Bullecourt 3/5/1917. Commonwealth Gazette: 08 November 1917 on page 2937 at position 65 | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Machine Gun Company | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 239, 2nd Machine Gun Company, 3rd MD |
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From Carl Johnson
239 Private William Roberts a labourer of Inglewood, Victoria. Having served with the 22nd Battalion on Gallipoli Roberts transferred to the 6th MGC. Decorated with the Military Medal for 'Bravery in the Field' at Bullecourt, 3rd May 1917. William made it back to Australia following the end of the war.
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