Robert TALLON

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Service Number:	1741
Enlisted:	16 November 1915, Enoggera, Queensland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ipswich, Queensland, 20 July 1895
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 September 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Brisbane Mowbray Town Presbyterian Church Honour Roll, East Brisbane War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

16 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enoggera, Queensland
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1741, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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