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ROBERTS, John Elias
Personal Details
Service Number: | 984 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 984, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Grace Roberts of 33 High Street, Bethesta, Carnarvon, Wales
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal