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Alexander Gordon ROBERTSON

Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
Other NamesRobertson, Alex Gordon
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMining surveyor
AddressQn Bank, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height6' 0"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Hunter Robertson, Qn Bank, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military service(Corporal) 15 months S. Cadets. MOt MDoylan
Enlistment date1 April 1916
Place of enlistmentRockhampton, Queensland
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/16/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 1 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 March 1919
Date of death22 June 1919
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialToowong Cemetery (Portion Church of England, Plot R 1/166), Queensland
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Lavenia ROBERTSON. Native of Brisbane. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Qld.
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wandilla', 31 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 18 May 1919, for onward travel to disembark Brisbane; died before discharge.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTSON Alexander Gordon

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