John Elias ROBERTS

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Service Number:	984
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wales, 31 July 1890
Home Town:	West Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Row O, Grave 14, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 984, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 984, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Son of Grace Roberts of 33 High Street, Bethesta, Carnarvon, Wales

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal