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William Francis ROBERTSON

Regimental number981
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationState School teacher
AddressState School, Milawa, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Matthew William Robertson, State School, Milawa, Victoria
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentSergeant
Unit name37th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 10), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Matthew Willman and Cecilia Anna ROBERTSON, Owens Street, Wangaratta, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: [980] Lt Lubin James ROBERTSON MC, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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