Robert Sparks BEST

BEST, Robert Sparks

Service Numbers: 3807, 3807A
Enlisted: 4 December 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Pioneer Battalion
Born: Thirroul, New South Wales, 18 October 1890
Home Town: Thirroul, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Builder
Died: Natural causes, Buli, New South Wales, 23 December 1962, aged 72 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Thirroul War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

4 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3807, Sydney, New South Wales
24 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
10 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3807A, 1st Pioneer Battalion

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Biography contributed by Nathan Hunter

Robert Sparkes Best was born in 1890 in Thirroul to Frederick Best and Agnes Rebekah Reid. He was a builder prior to the war. He enlisted 4 December 1916 at Thirroul at the age of 26 years, 1 month. Robert joined the 1st Pioneer Battalion 6-10 Reinforcements and embarked from Sydney on 24 January, 1917 on HMAT Anchises A68.