PORTER, Robert Daniel
| Service Number: | 3454 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrabeen, New South Wales, 14 November 1886 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
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World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3454, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3454, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3454, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 5 Nov 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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"FIVE SOLDIER BROTHERS... SONS OF MR. ROBERT PORTER, OF NEWPORT, MANLY.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Porter, of Newport, have reason to be proud of their sons, five of whom have enlisted and are at, or on their way to the front. The first of the sons to get into khaki was William, aged 23. He went away from Sydney with one of the first contingents, and going through the famous landing at Gabe Tepe on April 25 scathless, he was in the trenches for nearly four months before he was wounded. His parents were officially advised of his casualty at the time, but since then no news has reached them as to his condition, notwithstanding the fact that a number of inquiries have been made. Robert, the eldest son, aged 29, was the next one to see his path of duty. The other three sons, Sydney, aged 23, Carl, 21, and Bert, 19, left recently with one of the contingents from Sydney for the front." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 22 Jan 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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