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DUFF, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1193 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1915, Enlisted in Western Australia. He claimed to be 30 years old in 1915 but he was born in 1869. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland. , 1869 |
| Home Town: | Mornington Mills, Harvey, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Bainsford Public School and Falkirk & Phillips School. |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 26 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Grave: Sp. Mem. B. 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Myamyn School No 1692 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Western Australia. He claimed to be 30 years old in 1915 but he was born in 1869. | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1193, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1193, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 4 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 28th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Alexandria for the Dardanelles. Disembarked at Gallipoli to re-enforce ANZAC. | |
| 26 Sep 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1193, 28th Infantry Battalion, K.I.A. at ANZAC on Gallipoli. |
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