John Meyrick ROBERTS

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Service Number:	968
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Deloraine, Tasmania, 1881
Home Town:	Barellan, Narrandera, New South Wales
Schooling:	Chudleigh School, Tasmania
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 19 May 1915
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row E, Grave 4 Headstone inscription reads: He died for his country, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 968, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kensington, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 968, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 968, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Son of Frederick Diprose Roberts and Jane Roberts of Ruahangate, Whangarei, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal