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MELVILLE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 490 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 August 1914, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Regimental Sergeant Major |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Scotland, 29 October 1855 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Agriculturist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kogarah, New South Wales, 24 March 1928, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Presbyterian Monumental Section - RR - 0013 |
| Memorials: | Kingscote Kangaroo Island WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 490, Randwick, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 490, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 490, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Regimental Sergeant Major, 490, 1st Infantry Battalion, Unfit and over aged. Returned to Australia on the "Nestor" on 25.9.1917 |
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