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ROBERTSON, Gilbert Ivan Clifton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1563 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 March 1915, Enlisted at Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Edenhope, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - Meningitis, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, 13 July 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row B, Grave 327, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Dergholm & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Mount Gambier War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1563, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Keswick, SA | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1563, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1563, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charlotte Robertson of 'Rosaville', Mount Gambier, SA; brother of W.J. Robertson of Dergholm, Vic.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal