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MIDDLEMAS, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3880 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawick, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Northcote, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St. Cuthberts Episcopal School, Hawick, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 5 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Drummond War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3880, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 8 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 3880, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 3880, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3880, Gassed | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3880, Wounded for second time. Shell wounds to the wrist and head |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Robert Middlemas's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia at the age of 20 years
Son of Robert and Isabella Middlemas of 2 Trevalyan Terrace, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24.
He is remembered on the Hawick Municipal Roll of Honour at Wilton Lodge Public Park, Hawick, Scotland.
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