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Hubert Charles ROBERTSON

Regimental number968
Place of birthCardiff, Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDrover
Addressc/o Mrs A.S. Ward, Scott Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 11"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs S. Robertson, c/o Mrs Ward, Scott Street, Canterbury, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Cape Mounted Rifles, South Africa (Boer War).
Enlistment date2 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/9/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A56 Palermo on 7 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSquadron Sergeant Major
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 15 June 1919
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 219
Date: 20 December 1917

Discharge date4 October 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Essex', 15 June 1919; disembarked, Melbourne, 25 July 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest), Melbourne, 4 October 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsFirst given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Herbert. Date of enlistment variously given as 2 September 1914 (Attestation Form) and 2 March 1915 (Embarkation Roll).
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTSON Hubert Charles

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