Regimental number | 1698 |
Place of birth | Bombala, New South Wales |
Other Names | Robbie, John Ballantyne Simpson |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | South Bukalong, Bombala, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Robbie, South Bukalong, Bombala, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Goulburn, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Camel Corps November 1916 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Camel Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Portion Church of England, Plot H, Grave No. 4356), New South Wales |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Jean ROBBIE. Native of Bombala, New South Wales. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, NSW. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Neuralia', 28 May 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 15 September 1917, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 March 1918. Medal: British War Medal. Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBBIE John Ballantine Simpson |