Joseph Arthur ROBERTS

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Service Number:	969
Enlisted:	19 November 1914, Enlisted at Trafalgar, Victoria
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	4th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Cowwarr, Wellington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of illness - Bronchitis, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 25 June 1915
Cemetery:	Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 309, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowwarr Roll of Honor

19 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 969, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Trafalgar, Victoria
2 Mar 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 4th Light Horse Regiment
7 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 969, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Palermo embarkation_ship_number: A56 public_note: ''
7 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 969, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Palermo, Melbourne
25 Jun 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 969, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 969 awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-25

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Son of Henry Roaberts and Margaret Annie Roberts nee Stirling of Cowwar, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal