EAMES, Robert Leslie
| Service Number: | 3143 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1915, 2 years Senior cadets and 1 year 51st Infantry |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, October 1897 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Albert Park State School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tinsmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin Row B, Grave No. 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3143, 6th Infantry Battalion, 2 years Senior cadets and 1 year 51st Infantry | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3143, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3143, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 7 Mar 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, Menin Road, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack East of YPRES on 20th September, 1917. He brought up his Mortars to forward positions under very heavy enemy fire and kept up ammunition supply under very difficult conditions. The excellent service rendered by these Mortars assisted very greatly in making complete the reduction of enemy Strong Points and the breaking up of his counter attacks.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: 7 March 1918 | |
| 17 Apr 1918: | Involvement Private, 3143, 2nd Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3143 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-04-17 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From How We Served
3143 Private Robert Leslie Eames MM of South Melbourne, Victoria had been employed as a tinsmith when he enlisted for War Service on the 14th of July 1915 at the age of 18.
Allocated to reinforcements for the 6th Battalion 1st AIF, Robert embarked for Egypt and further training on the 29th of September and having safely arrived, he then entered into camp.
Following his Battalion's return from the Gallipoli campaign, Robert was officially taken on strength on the 22nd of February 1916, and was shipped over to France with his Unit, where they were disembarked on the 30th of March.
Serving in the trenches of Northern France throughout 1916, Robert was transferred over to the 2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery on the 22nd of January 1917. On the 20th of September 1917, after having been sent to Belgium during 'The Third Battle of Ypres', Robert was recommended, and would receive the Military Medal for his bravery in the field.
Aside short bouts of sickness, after which each time he would recover, and a short spell of Leave enjoyed in the United Kingdom, Robert's service in the trenches was to be continuous, until he was cited as 'Killed in Action' on the 17th of April 1918 in the vicinity of Nieppe. Robert was aged 21 at the time of his death.
Robert received a formal burial and was interred within the Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Back home in Australia the supreme self-sacrifice made by Private Robert Eames MM during 'The Great War' was privately commemorated at the Eames family's' collective burial site within Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria.
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
From How We Served
3143 Private Robert Leslie Eames MM of South Melbourne, Victoria had been employed as a tinsmith when he enlisted for War Service on the 14th of July 1915 at the age of 18.
Allocated to reinforcements for the 6th Battalion 1st AIF, Robert embarked for Egypt and further training on the 29th of September and having safely arrived, he then entered into camp.
Following his Battalion's return from the Gallipoli campaign, Robert was officially taken on strength on the 22nd of February 1916, and was shipped over to France with his Unit, where they were disembarked on the 30th of March.
Serving in the trenches of Northern France throughout 1916, Robert was transferred over to the 2nd Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery on the 22nd of January 1917. On the 20th of September 1917, after having been sent to Belgium during 'The Third Battle of Ypres', Robert was recommended, and would receive the Military Medal for his bravery in the field.
Aside short bouts of sickness, after which each time he would recover, and a short spell of Leave enjoyed in the United Kingdom, Robert's service in the trenches was to be continuous, until he was cited as 'Killed in Action' on the 17th of April 1918 in the vicinity of Nieppe. Robert was aged 21 at the time of his death.
Robert received a formal burial and was interred within the Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
Back home in Australia the supreme self-sacrifice made by Private Robert Eames MM during 'The Great War' was privately commemorated at the Eames family's' collective burial site within Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria.
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