Regimental number | 2411 |
Place of birth | Berrigan, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Berrigan, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A. Robertson, Berrigan, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Ration Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row H, Grave No. 17), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 119 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 14 March 1916; disembarked Suez, 15 April 1916. Admitted No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir, 27 April 1916 (measles); discharged to duty and rejoined 8th Training Bn, Tel el Kebir, 25 May 1916. Taken on strength of 31st Bn, Ferry Post, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Reported wounded and missing, 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 1 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103: 'buried in vicinity of Fleurbaix, Sh.36 N.W.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBERTSON William Charles
Red Cross file 2330110 |