Regimental number | 2650 |
Place of birth | Ballarat Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 11 Percy Street, Seddon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E M Roberts, 11 Percy Street, Seddon, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Division Engineers |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row N, Grave No. I), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth ROBERTS, 55 Percy Street, Seddon, Victoria. Native of Ballarat, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2652 Pte George Ernest ROBERTS, 13th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia, 6 June 1918. |