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Kenneth ROBERTSON

Regimental number218
Place of birthRichmond, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCoal miner
Addressc/o Mrs. J. Pine, Cessnock, via West Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 9.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Oswald Robertson, P.O., Cessnock, New South Wales
Previous military serviceSchool Cadet, left school
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 June 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Agnes ROBERTSON
Discharge date3 November 1915
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board 'Kyarra'; disembarked Perth, 10 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 2 November 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death29 November 1937
Age at death44
Place of burialSandgate Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBERTSON Kenneth

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