Robert MENZIES

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Service Number:	2719
Enlisted:	19 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Auckland, New Zealand, 1895
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Perth Boys High School, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Fitter
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916
Cemetery:	Pozières British Cemetery Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 3.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Railway Workshops Soldiers Memorial

19 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2719, 28th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 2719, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 2719, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2719, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2719 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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