MARSHALL, Robert
| Service Number: | 6120 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales Australia , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver/Chauffeur |
| Died: | Wounds, 2/1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, England , 3 October 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dumbarton Cemetery, Scotland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6120, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6120, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 6120, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6120 awm_unit: 37th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Robert Marshall was born in Sydney, NSW around 1885.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 19th June, 1916 as a 31 year old Motor Driver/Chauffeur from Camperdown, Sydney, NSW.
Private Marshall, Service number 6120, arrived in England on 10th January, 1917 for further training at Larkhill & Windmill Hill, Wiltshire, England.
He joined 37th Battalion at the front on 1st September, 1917.
Private Marshall was sent to Hospital with Gastritis on 12th October, 1917.
He was invalided back to England & after being granted furlo reported to No. 1 Command Depot at Sutton Veny, Wiltshire.
On 26th August, 1918 Private Marshall rejoined his Battalion.
Private Robert Marshall was wounded in action on 1st September, 1918 with shrapnel wound to left knee.
He was invalided to England & admitted to 2/1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, England on 9th September, 1918.
Private Robert Marshall died at 10.40 am on 3rd October, 1918 at 2/1st Southern General Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham from wounds received in action – gunshot wounds to left knee & gastric ulcer haemorrhage perforation.
He was buried in Dumbarton Cemetery, Scotland and is included on the Stewart family headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/dumbarton.html
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