ROBERTSON, Kenneth Sydney
| Service Number: | QX8992 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940, Kelvin Grove, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Greenslopes, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Toowoomba Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, 9 November 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea C7 A 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX8992 | |
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| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX8992, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Qld. |
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Son of Sydney Robertson and Emily Gertrude Robertson, of Henzell Terrace, Greenslopes, Queensland, Australia
He was educated at the Toowoomba Grammar School. At the age of 31 years he voluntarily enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Kelvin Grove in Brisbane on 11th June 1940 after giving a commitment that he would serve for the duration of the war and an additional twelve months. He was allotted the regimental number of QX8992. At the time of enlistment he was employed as a solicitor in his father’s law practice, S. Robertson & Son. He had previously served in the Citizen Military Forces as a Sergeant in the 61st Infantry Battalion.
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