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OFFICER, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2123 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 14th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Overseer |
| Died: | Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 19 November 1951, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albury Pioneer Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2123, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 16 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2123, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2123, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Malakuta, Sydney | |
| 2 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 4 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, At Abbassia | |
| 13 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 3 Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 18 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2123, 14th Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Officer and Jessie Cairns Officer nee Muir of Forbes, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 18 February 1919 aboard HT Lancashire disembarking on 24 March 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1923c Robert married Una Muriel Lohrey in Sydney, NSW