William Melville ROBERTSON

ROBERTSON, William Melville

    Service Numbers: 2303, 2302
    Enlisted: 4 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Walloway, South Australia, Australia, 16 October 1891
    Home Town: Cowell, Franklin Harbour, South Australia
    Schooling: Rye State School, South Australia, Australia
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 25 April 1918, aged 26 years
    Cemetery: Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France
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    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide The 50th Battalion Commemorative Cross, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowell Men from Franklin Harbour WW1 Roll of Honour, Cowell War Memorial, Orroroo District Roll of Honour WW1, Orroroo Morchard Men Roll of Honor, Orroroo Morchard Methodist Church Memorial Window, Orroroo Morchard War Memorial, Orroroo War Memorial, Rose Park Gartrell Memorial Methodist Church Roll of Honour, Tusmore Burnside District Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    4 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2303, Depot Battalion (AIF), Adelaide, South Australia
    30 May 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Depot Battalion (AIF), Acting / Sergeant -- School of Musketry -- Cheltenham, South Australia
    19 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 48th Infantry Battalion, To -- N.C.O. School -- 4th Military District -- South Australia
    26 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion
    12 Aug 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion,

    --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
    30 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), Reverts to rank as Private, permanent as from,
    30 Sep 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), Marched in -- Codford, England
    30 Sep 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2302, 50th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Devonport, England -- Entrained to Codfordm England -- Arrival 6pm
    11 Nov 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), Appointed A/Cpl -- without pay
    26 Nov 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), To -- NCO's Course -- Jallalabad Barracks -- Tidworth, England
    31 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), On Command -- N.C.O Course of Training -- Chelsea, England
    9 Mar 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), To be -- Extra Duty Pay Cpl. -- P.B.N. 140102
    10 Apr 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2303, 13th Training Battalion (AIF), Embarked Folkestone, England for -- France
    11 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF), Reverts to Pte -- Etaples, France
    11 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2303, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF), Marched in -- ex 13th Trg. Bn -- Etaples, France
    15 Apr 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- Becourt, France
    20 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion
    7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
    11 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Transferred -- Admitted -- Ambulance Transport -- France
    11 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Wounded In Action -- S.W. Face, Right Thigh and Wrist -- Messines, France
    11 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Admitted -- 34th Field Ambulance -- S.W. Face, Right Thigh and Wrist -- France
    11 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Transferred -- Admitted -- 2nd Casualty Clearing Station -- G.S.W. Multi -- France
    12 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Transferred -- Admitted -- 16th General Hospital -- G.S.W. Multiple -- Le Treport, France
    18 Jun 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Le Treport for England per H.S “Pieter de Coninck”
    18 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- Colchester General Military Hospital -- S.W. Multiple -- Sobroan Barracks, Colchester, England
    25 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Transferred -- Admitted -- No. 3 Australian Auxiliary Hospital -- S.W. Multiple -- Dartoford, England
    31 Jul 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Furlough from 31/7/1917 to 14/8/1917
    14 Aug 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, No. 1 Australian Command Depot (AIF), Marched in -- from furlough -- Class B1a2 -- Perham Down, England
    29 Aug 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, No. 1 Australian Command Depot (AIF), Reclass -- B1a4
    1 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, Australian Overseas Training Brigade (AIF), Marched in -- Perham Down, England
    1 Sep 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, No. 1 Australian Command Depot (AIF), Marched Out To -- A.O.T.B. -- Perham Down, England
    25 Sep 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, Australian Overseas Training Brigade (AIF), Embarked Southampton, England for -- France
    26 Sep 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot (AIF), Marched in -- France
    6 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, Joined Unit -- T.O.S -- France
    25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, Killed In Action -- VIllers-Breonneux, France
    25 Apr 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2303, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2303 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-25

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