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Robert Wilson SHACKLETON

Regimental number18
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSalesman
AddressTennyson, Yerrongpilly, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinWife, Mrs A E Shackleton, Tennyson, Yeerongpilly, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date17 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentActing Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit name5th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 21 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 17 August 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance
Date of death15 November 1957

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