Robert EMMETT

Regimental number2901
Place of birthHill Eng, New South Wales
SchoolPublic School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSheet metal worker
AddressBathurst, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinBrother, Burlington Emmett, 7 Brougham Street, Glebe, New South Wales
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 3 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
K163
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Henry and Anne Jane EMMETT
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal