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ROBERTSON, Donald Athol
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1025 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 1880 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 15, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1025, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 1025, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 1025, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Robertson and Rosalind Robertson nee Coyle.
Next of kin was given as a brother Duncan Gordon Robertson C/- AMP Society, Sydney, NSW later altered to his eldest brother of James Robertson of Warialda, NSW. Brother of Flora Robertson who had been employed at the 4th Australian General Hospital, Randwick, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
At the time of enlisting he was employed as a clerk with Dalgety & Co., Sydney, NSW
Also served with the Scottish Rifles, Sydney