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ROBERTSON, Murdock Neil Leslie

Service Numbers:	2559, 2559A
Enlisted:	31 August 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Bordertown, South Australia, Australia, 21 April 1893
Home Town:	Gwalia, Western Australia
Schooling:	Kookynie State School, South Australia
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 October 1916, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Dickebusch New Military Cemetery & Extension, Belgium L 19,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leonora Honour Roll, Leonora War Memorial

World War 1 Service

31 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2559, 28th Infantry Battalion
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement 2559, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1915:	Embarked 2559, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
2 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2559, 28th Infantry Battalion
3 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
7 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
11 Oct 1916:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 2559A, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2559A awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-10-11

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William ROBERSON and Elizabeth nee CLARK, of Gwalia, Western Australia