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WITHERIDGE, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5687 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 January 1916, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greenwell Point, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Green Point, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fisherman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 June 1953, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Cremated |
| Memorials: | Nowra Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, Shell wounds left leg and arm (severe) | |
| 13 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion, HT Karoola, England for invaliding to Australia (amputated left leg at thigh and left arm at elbow) with wife - arriving Sydney 31 January 1919. | |
| 6 Jun 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5687, 4th Infantry Battalion |
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