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ROBERTSON, Alexander
| Service Number: | 846 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, at Morphettville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, January 1891 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Memorials: | Broken Hill St. Andrews Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 846, 10th Infantry Battalion, at Morphettville | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 846, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 846, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 8 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 846, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by JADE FARMER
Alexander Robertson was a single miner living in New South Wales. He was born in Carlton Victoria and was a Presbyterian by religion. Documents provided by the National Archives of Australia state that he was 23 years old when he embarked to fight in the 10 battalion. He was given 846 as his regiment number and 23/27/1 as his embarkation roll number. The unit embarked from Adelaide on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914.
The unit had been trained in Australia then moved to Egypt for further training until the Gallipoli campaign was undertaken. The unit was sent to land on the beach then later sent to the Western Front to take part in a trench warfare. Since Alexander was only a Private he was, like many others, required to live in and defend the trenches.
Alexander became ill with rheumatism and was invalided to Australia. He was discharged on 8 May 1916.
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