Robert Henry JEROME

JEROME, Robert Henry

Service Number: 97
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 43rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Reading, Berkshire, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Harnessmaker
Died: Killed in Action, France, 30 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide Corporation WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

9 Jun 1916: Involvement Sergeant, 97, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916: Embarked Sergeant, 97, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

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Biography

Parents: Robert Henry and Charlotte JEROME Wife: Emily H. JEROME War service: Western Front While in France he was promoted from Sergeant to Sergeant Major which position he held for several months but owing to health reasons he was obliged to revert back as a Sergeant. (Wife)