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ROBERTS, Joseph

Service Number:	2397
Enlisted:	2 October 1915, 4th Reinforments 32nd Infantry Battalion
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 1889
Home Town:	Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
Schooling:	Cowell, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	War related Illness, Jervois County Hospital, Cowell, South Australia, 16 February 1921
Cemetery:	Cowell Cemetery, South Australia 4 - 7 - 229 - Methodist (GRM/5*)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforments 32nd Infantry Battalion
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2397, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Outer Harbor embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
12 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 30th Infantry Battalion
26 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 30th Infantry Battalion
2 Jun 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 2397, 30th Infantry Battalion, Reverted to Driver. Return to Australia on HMAT 'Beltana'.
16 Feb 1921:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2397, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2397 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1921-02-16

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