Regimental number | 289 |
Place of birth | Mount Egerton, Victoria |
School | Pleasant Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Architectural draughtsman |
Address | 36 Loch Avenue, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emma Roberts, 36 Loch Avenue, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Citizen Military Forces, Ballarat, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pieta Military Cemetery (Plot B, Row VI, Grave No. 5), Malta |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 54 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral Roll of Honour, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: John and Emma ROBERTS, 36 Loch Avenue, Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 6883A Corporal David ROBERTS, 22nd Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); Sister: Staff Nurse Annie Florence ROBERTS, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919. |