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Robert FAKES

Regimental number1125
Place of birthGlen Innes New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressStonehenge, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, H Fakes, Stonehenge, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCompany Quartermaster Sergeant
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Corps School
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31448 (11 July 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 124 (30 October 1919).
Recommendation date: 7 February 1919

FateReturned to Australia 6 September 1919
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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