ROBERTS, David Thomas
| Service Number: | 893 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, H Coy |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, August 1948, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Field Of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, NSW |
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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
David was the fourth of six children of William David Roberts (born 1840 in Lancashire, England) and Martha Cartwright (born 1849 in Lancashire, England). William was an Able Seaman on board the Hochelaga in 1860 when he arrived in Sydney, NSW. Martha arrived with her parents on board the Caribou in 1859. William was a Mariner in Sydney in 1876 when he married Martha in Balmain. They settled at Rozelle in Balmain, Sydney where William worked as a Mariner. Martha died in 1915 and William in 1919.
David was a Blacksmith when he enlisted in the AIF in 1914. He served with 2nd Infantry Battalion as a Farrier and Lance Corporal (Service No:893) and was Discharged in January 1919. Brothers William Owen Roberts (Driver, Sergeant, Service No:167) and George Henry Roberts (Sapper, Corporal, Service No:17515) and Brother-in-Law Colin Herwald Dickson (Driver, Service No:10619) also served in WWI.
Returning to Sydney, David was a Blacksmith and Engine Driver in 1920 when he married Florence (Florrie) May Cabban (born 1892 in Sydney, NSW). Florrie had worked as a Domestic Servant and was a Seamstress in Balmain in 1920. David and Florrie settled in Rozelle, where David worked as an Engine Driver until his Death in 1948. Florrie died in 1965.