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DICKENS, Robert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5075 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Train |
| Born: | Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Crows Nest, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Timber Getter |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia, 20 February 1957, aged 62 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Cremated - Columbarium 11 - Section 28. |
| Memorials: | Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial, Kilcoy Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5075, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 5075, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 5075, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 12th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 1 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 47th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Train | |
| 1 May 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 5075, 4th Divisional Train, HT Mahia, England for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 20 July 1919. | |
| 4 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 5075, 4th Divisional Train |
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