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Robert Barrett MELVILLE

Regimental number2215
Place of birthNorth Melbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDrover
AddressDynon Road, South Kensington, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Melville, Dynon Road, South Kensington, Victoria
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on 1 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 February 1917
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
166
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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