ROBERTSON, William St. Leonard
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 March 1864 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Grammar, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Natural causes , South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1950, aged 86 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Cremated remains have been scattered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
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| 26 Mar 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, s.s. Templemore, Town Pier (Melbourne) | |
| 8 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Disembarked the 'Drayton Grange' at Port Melbourne on the 7 August 1902 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
"Other States.
Captain John Robertson, of the Victorian Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery, has been appointed to the command of the West Australian unit of the Second Commonwealth Contingent. Captain Robertson is a brother of Lieutenant W. St. L. Robertson, who is one of the newly appointed officers of the Victorian battalion of the same contingent." from Weekly Times 8 Mar 1902 (nla.gov.au)
"Funeral of Old Soldier.
The funeral of Colonel William St,. Leonard Robertson, who died at his home, Domain Road, South Yarra, on Sunday, took place today.
Colonel Robertson served in the Boer War and was Director of Remounts for the Australian Army from 1912 to 1927.
At the time of his death, he was Master of Horse to the Governor-General.
He retired from the Army in 1929, and in 1927 was awarded the CBE.
Educated at Melbourne Grammar, he was keenly interested in rowing and rowed in the Oxford University crew. He was 86, and leaves a widow, a son and a daughter." from The Herald 1 Aug 1950 (nla.gov.au)
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