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Joseph ROBERTS

Regimental number4303
Date of birth15 April 1883
Place of birthRosonville near Dubbo, New South Wales
SchoolNear Rawsonville, Dubbo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer and grazier
AddressRansonville, Dubbo, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, I Roberts, Ransonville, Dubbo, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 20 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4303A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Other detailsSixth child of Isaac and Barbra Roberts, who had 15 children (9 boys and 6 girls). When discharged from the Army he married Ester Harriet Varcoe from Orange, NSW in December 1919 at Church of England Church the Corso, Manly.
Date of death28 May 1958 - Narromine, NSW
Age at death75
Place of burialNarromine Cemetery

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