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Lionel Vernon ROBERTS

Regimental number1039
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
Address92 Glebe Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinSister, Myrtle Roberts, 92 Glebe Road, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 May 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date15 February 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 January 1958
Age at death63
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTS Lionel Vernon

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