Robert Malcolm JOSEPHS

Date of birth8 January 1896
Place of birthBurra, South Australia
SchoolBurra Public School, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMount Bryan P.O., South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Francis James Josephs, Mount Bryan P.O., South Australia
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll28 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Light Horse Regiment, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/8/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 21 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 16 May 1919
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Palestine, Syria. Wounded, Raffa, 9 January 1917; invalided to 14th Army General Hospital, Cairo; recovered. Arrived back in Australia, 26 June 1919.