ROBERTSON, Donald
| Service Number: | 4880 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.1 Plot X, Row F, Grave No. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4880, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4880, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4880, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4880, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4880 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Donald Robertson enlisted as a labourer in Perth, giving his next of kin as a sister in Coogee, Sydney. He was reported as missing after the 51st Battalion’s attack on Mouquet Farm in 1916. Many of the casualties were lost amongst the ruins of the Farm due to the Germans retaking the ground.
His remains were found during 1923, along with his identity disc, and his body was reinterred in the Serre Road No.1 Cemetery.
Despite the best efforts of Major Lean at Base Records no successful replies were received to his many letters trying to find the next of kin of Donald Robertson. It seems that two sisters were awarded his war gratuity but they could not be traced after the war.
His war medals were marked by Base Records as ‘untraceable’ and the identity disc which was discovered with his body still exists within his Service File.
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