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ROBERTS, Alfred James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 5445, 5545 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 April 1916, Enlisted at Kadina, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonta, South Australia, 6 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Brucefield, Barunga West, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Kadina, South Australia, 1 March 1925, aged 28 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kadina Cemetery, South Australia Commemorated in the South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | Kadina Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5445, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kadina, SA | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5445, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5445, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5445, 27th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot wound to the arm | |
| 4 Mar 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5445, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District as medically unfit due to Nephritis | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 5545, 27th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Minnear Roberts and Eliza Annie (nee Jeffries) of Kadina, SA, later of 1 Rose Street, Mile End, SA; brother of May Roberts, William Harold Roberts, William Roberts, Percy Roberts, George Harold Roberts and Claude Roberts
Husband of Mary Myrtle (nee Bates) Roberts, father of Percy Roberts. Alfred and Myrtle were married on 19 February 1920 in the Methodist Church, Kent Town, SA
31 October 1917 - commenced return to Australia on board HT Berrima for discharge
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal