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ROBERTS, Ernest Ambrose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 418 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 17 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row H, Grave 5, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 418, 12th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Holsworthy, NSW | |
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| 13 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 418, 12th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 418, 12th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 7th Light Horse Regiment, In the field | |
| 17 Sep 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 418, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 418 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-09-17 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Husband of Elsie Roberts c/- A.J. Mc Lachlan, Solicitors, King/George Streets, Sydney, NSW. Father of two children
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Described by fellow soldiers as being well known and well liked who had played football
Also served in the Kings School Cadets where he was described as a good horseman and a good shot
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