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William Melville ROBERTSON

Regimental number2303
Place of birthWalloway South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
AddressWalloway, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Nellie Muriel Robertson, Grant Avenue, Rose Park SA
Enlistment date4 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 12 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 23), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
151
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Isabel ROBERTSON; husband of Nellie ROBERTSON, Carpa, South Australia. Native of Yabmana, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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