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CHRISTISON, Robert McIlroy

Service Number:	1399
Enlisted:	15 July 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, 26 June 1892
Home Town:	Ipswich, Queensland
Schooling:	North Ipswich State School
Occupation:	Sawyer
Died:	Natural causes, Ipswich, Queensland, 3 February 1976, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War

World War 1 Service

15 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1399, Brisbane, Queensland
4 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1399, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: ''
4 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1399, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney
4 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1399, 5th Light Horse Regiment

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