ROBERTS, John
| Service Number: | 4348 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carnarvon, North Wales, United Kingdom., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Pyrmont, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 June 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot II, Row T, Grave No. 8, Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, Estaires, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4348, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4348, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 4348, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4348 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
2nd Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 39 and the son of Ann Roberts, of New Mathew Villa, Carnarvon, Wales, and the late John Roberts. Ann Roberts also lived at Sylvan House, Carnarvon, North Wales.
Address: 84 Experiment Street, Pyrmont, Sydney, New South Wales.
Enlistment date
19 April 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
3rd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
Age at embarkation 36
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/20/3
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Unit from Nominal Roll 2nd Battalion.
War service: Western Front.
The following is almost certainly the 1881 census relating to John and his family.
1881 census
John Roberts-Age 35
Born in Llaniestyn, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Ann Roberts-Wife-Age 41
Born in Aberdaron, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Ellen Roberts-Daughter-Age 9
Born in Llanfihangel, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Catherine Roberts-Daughter-Age 7
Born in Llanfihangel, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Ann Roberts-Daughter-Age 4
Born in Llanfihangel, Caernarvonshire, Wales
John Roberts-Son-Age 3
Born in Llanfihangel, Caernarvonshire, Wales
He is commemorated on the Carnarvon War Memorial in North Wales, United Kingdom.
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