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AIRD, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 193 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 21 April 1884 |
| Home Town: | Nambour, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bridge Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Childers Isis North State School Great War Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Maryborough Albert State School War Memorial, Nambour Heroes Walk, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Nambour Rosemount State School Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 193, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 193, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Naval Cadets for a few months before leaving the area
Biography
Son of Thomas MacCon Aird, Nambour, Queensland
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