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ROBERTSON, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1114 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 November 1914, Enlisted of Liverpool,NSW Later promoted to Lance Corporal date not clear |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scalloway, Scotland, 1876 |
| Home Town: | Enmore, Inner West Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 3 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1114, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted of Liverpool,NSW Later promoted to Lance Corporal date not clear | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1114, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1114, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 1114, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1114 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Grace Robertson of Scalloway, Shetland
Next of kin was given as his sister Catherine Kerr of 31 Metropolitan Road, Enmore, NSW.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal