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ROBERTS, David Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4212 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1915, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, Australia, 6 June 1896 |
| Home Town: | Ravenshoe, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Ravenshoe State School, Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Tree Plaque: |
Anzac Tree Watsonville
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ravenshoe War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4212, 25th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Townsville, Queensland, Australia | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4212, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4212, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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