Robert Asquith DAYKIN

DAYKIN, Robert Asquith

Service Number: 3947
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Sapper
Last Unit: 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)
Born: Bendigo, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Miner
Died: Bendigo, cause of death not yet discovered, date not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Golden Square Specimen Hill Methodist Sunday School WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

25 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3947, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 3947, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3947, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
25 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 3947, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne

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Biography

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Robert played for South Melbourne in the VFL (now AFL) and for Bendigo clubs.  He was one of four brothers who played for four different VFL teams.  He was married to Harriet Ferrinie in 1906 and had five children.