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ALAND, Robert Clegg
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 7 October 1915, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queensland, 13 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | New Guinea, 23 March 1932, aged 36 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brisbane Department of Trade & Customs WWI Roll of Honour, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Bravery Deeds, Toowoomba Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), ...showed great coolness and gallantry... | |
| 22 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Dec 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 31st Infantry Battalion |
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