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MUSKETT, Robert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6323 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Huonville, Tasmania, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Huonville, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | State School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, near St. Eloi, France, 26 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Huonville School Pictorial HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6323, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6323, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6323, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Botanist, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert John and Rosina Ruth Muskett of Huonville, Tasmania
Also served in the Militia for 2 years
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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