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ROBERTS, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4870 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Woy Woy, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fettler |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 15 February 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Wytschaete Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 7. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Woy Woy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4870, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4870, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4870, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney | |
| 15 Feb 1918: | Involvement Private, 4870, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4870 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-02-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His older brother, 5101 Pte Richard Charles Roberts, 18th Battalion AIF, had died of wounds 4 March 1917. They were the sons of Charles and Catherine Roberts, of Fettler, Woy Woy, New South Wales.