Regimental number | 6639 |
Place of birth | Rainbow, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 3.5" |
Weight | 115 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Roberts, Yorketown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery (Road 3, Path 23W, Grave No. 10), Adelaide |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Alice ROBERTS, Holbrook Road, Flinders, Park, South Australia. Native of Rainbow, Victoria. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, SA. |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board A 'Orontes', 19 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 10 May 1918, for onward travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 12 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBERTS Robert |