CHRISTIE, Robert
| Service Number: | 3020 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 July 1915, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Eaglehawk Primary School |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozières, France, 19 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Sailors Gully Eaglehawk North State School No. 1428 Honor Roll The Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3020, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3020, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3020, 7th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3020, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Killed in Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
The enlisted brother of 3020 Pte. Robert Christie enlisted for service a full year prior, on 17 July 1915.
Pte. 3745 Edwin Christie (/explore/people/117517) - Returned to Australia
"CHRISTIE. - Killed in action in France on the 19th August. Pte. R. Christie, beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Christie of Eaglehawk, Age 23.
'He did not for a moment pause,
He gave his life in honor's cause,
And for his country bled." - from the Bendigonian 28 Sept. 1916 (nla.gov.au)
"CHRISTIE. - In loving memory of our dear son and brother, Pte. Robert Christie (Paddy), killed in action at Pozieres on 20th August, 1916.
'Oh! for the touch of a vanished hand, And a sound of the voice that is still.
In life we loved him dearly, In death we love him still.' - Inserted by his loving father and mother, sisters and brothers, and Pte. E Christie (on active service).
CHRISTIE. - In loving memory of our dear brother and uncle, Pte. E. Christie, killed in action 20th August, 1916.
Ever remembered - Inserted by his loving brother and sister-in-law, and niece and nephew, Edna and Eddie." - from the Bendigonian 22 Aug. 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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