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ROBERTS, Harold Ashfield
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia, 19 August 1883 |
| Home Town: | Greenwich, Lane Cove, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | 29 March 1968, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 18th Infantry Battalion, Temporary (captain wounded) | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 May 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 56th Infantry Battalion |
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