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MORRALL, Robert Theodore
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1877 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 April 1916, Warwick, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Brighton Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bethleem Farm East Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1877, Warwick, Queensland | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1877, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1877, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 9 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1877, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1877 Private Robert Theodore Morrall, 42nd Battalion from Richmond, Victoria. A 25 year old labourer prior to enlisting on 2 April 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 2nd Reinforcements from Brisbane on 16 August 1916 aboard HMAT Boorara. He was killed in action near Messines, Belgium and is buried in the Bethlehem Farm East Cemetery, Messines." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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