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NENKE, Robert Willie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 113 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies |
| Born: | Nurioopta, South Australia, 14 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nuriootpa, Barossa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nurioopta Public School |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 August 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy-sur-Somme Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nuriootpa Honor Board WW1, The South Australian National War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 113, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 113, 1st Divisional Signal Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 113, 1st Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 113, 1st to 5th Divisional Signal Companies, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 113 awm_unit: 1st Australian Division Signals Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 113, 1st Divisional Signal Company |
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