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Joseph Eric ROBERTS

Regimental number19774
Place of birthBeaufort Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationSaddler
AddressWilloughby Street, Beaufort, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs S T Roberts, Willoughby Street, Beaufort, Victoria
Previous military service71st Infantry
Enlistment date29 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 30
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/36/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 20 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Trench Mortar Battery
FateKilled in Action 21 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 8), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
20
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Sarah ROBERTS, Willoughby Street, Beaufort, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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