Robert BOTTOMORE

Regimental number3258
Place of birthNottingham, England
SchoolBoard School, Nottingham, England
Age on arrival in Australia14
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Robert Bottomore, 49 Bridlington Street, Nottingham, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 June 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 June 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied at No 3 Australian General Hospital, Abbeville, France.
FateDied of disease 21 February 1919
Place of death or woundingAbbeville, France
Date of death21 February 1919
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Eliza BOTTOMORE, 44 Indenpented Street, Radford, Nottingham, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal