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WIGHAM, Robert Jardine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5036 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 September 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | York, York, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), York District Great War Honour Board, York War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5036, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5036, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5036, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Fremantle | |
| 26 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5036, Gunshot wound to the left arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Joh and Alice May Wigham; husband of Eveline Wigham of Panmure Road, York, WA
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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