Robert Stanley BASTARD

BASTARD, Robert Stanley

Service Number: 11
Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
Born: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 11 March 1892
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engineer
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World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11, 10th Infantry Battalion,

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19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia
20 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 11, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide
13 Mar 1916: Discharged AIF WW1
Date unknown: Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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Biography

It has been recounted that this soldier's surname was Bastard, but that he sometimes referred to himself as Robert Stanley. He enlisted as R S Bastard and was posted to the 10th Infantry Battalion with Service Number 11 and originally served in E Company. He served on the Gallipoli Peninsula until he was evacuated ill and was admitted to hospitals in Mudros, Heliopolis and Suez with Debility. The record shows him returning to Australia in October 1915 and being discharged as medically unfit in March 1916. Correspondence indicates that he was approved to take up a position with Vickers Ltd in Sheffield, England as a Munitions Worker.

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