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Robert SEARS

Regimental number5337
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 10.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Sears, 16 Llaneast Street, Malvern, Victoria
Previous military serviceYes. Alle Rifle Club.
Enlistment date16 December 1915
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Clara SEARS
Discharge date25 June 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Kanowna', 5 January 1919; disembarked Perth, 20 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 25 June 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death10 June 1931
Age at death43
Place of burialLawson Cemetery, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, SEARS Robert

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