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TIDYMAN, Robert Richardson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4541 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Enlisted at Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, Austalia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Le Sars, France, 15 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4541, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Casula, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4541, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4541, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert and Elizabeth Tidyman of 18 John Street, Woollahra, NSW; brother of William Colledge Tidyman who was wounded in action and later returned to Australia on 7 February 1919; he had been serving in the 17th Battalion; Christopher Tidy who was wounded in action and returned to Australia on 31 March 1919. he had served with the 17 Battalion
Death was due to a sniper's while looking after Prisoners of War
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal