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ROBERTS, Richard Oswald
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3973 |
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Enlisted: | 10 August 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1889 |
Home Town: | Castlemaine, Mount Alexander, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Customs Officer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3973, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3973, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3973, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Sydney | |
22 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3973, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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