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Robert BAMFORD

Regimental number5984
Place of birthCopp, Wigan, Lancashire, England
SchoolWesleyan School, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Bamford, 9 Ashfield Terrace, Apply Bridge Wigan, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 5 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Date of death5 May 1917
Age at death24.8
Place of burialVraucourt Copse Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 12), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
87
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jarvis and Jane BAMFORD, 9 Ashfield Terrace, Appley Bridge, Wigan, England. Born at Copppull, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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