Robert Charles VALE

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Service Number:	3878
Enlisted:	6 June 1916, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Home Town:	Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Schooling:	Chilwell State School, Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 March 1917
Cemetery:	Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz-les-Cambrai Row B, Grave 36. Headstone inscription reads: Loving father of Robert, John & Lindsay to memory ever dear
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nar Nar Goon Bond Street Roll of Honor, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor

6 Jun 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3878, 29th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geelong, Victoria
19 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3878, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
19 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 3878, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne

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Son of Charles Vale and Sophia Vale nee Thompson of Melbourne, Victoria.

At the time of enlistment he was a miner and prior to that he was employed as a printer

Husband of Lavinia May Vale of Bond Street, Chilwell, Geelong, Victoria. Father of Robert Theodore Vale, John Charles Vale and Lindsay Harold Vale.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal