Regimental number | 980 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wangaratta, Victoria |
School | Wangaratta High School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank officer |
Address | Milawa, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Matthew Robertson, State School, Milawa, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 37th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 37th Battalion Promotion date:
Unit: 38th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Wangaratta branch, 1 July 1911. Transferred to Southern branch, Sydney, September 1912; to William Street, Sydney, branch (as ledger keeper), May 1915. |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brother: [981] Lt William Francis ROBERTSON, 37th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 338. |