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Alfred James ROBERTS

Regimental number5445
Place of birthMoonta, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressBrucefield, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 11"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, William M Roberts, Brucefield, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 April 1916
Place of enlistmentKadina, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Eliza ROBERTS. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date4 March 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT A35 'Berrima', 31 October 1917; disembarked Adelaide, 27 December 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 4 March 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 March 1925
Age at death28
Place of burialKadina Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTS Alfred James

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