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Robert THWAITES

Regimental number183
Place of birthSt Arnaud, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressSt Arnaud, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.5
Height5' 9.75"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Thwaites, St Arnaud, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 September 1914
Place of enlistmentPortland, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollTrooper
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 30 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialStuart Mill Cemetery, Victoria
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
6
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Place of Death: Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. Plaque in Garden of Remembrance, Victoria.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Died of pneumonia and heart failure, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, 13 October 1915.
Date of death13 October 1915
SourcesNAA: B2455, THWAITES Robert

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