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William Stephen ROBERTS

Regimental number2469
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWood's Flat, River Murray, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary Holden Roberts, Wood's Flat, River Murray, South Australia
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 21 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 4 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 25), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth ROBERTS, 12 Bevis Street, North Adelaide, South Australia. Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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