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Robert LAW

ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAnalytical chemist
Address27 Sussex Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation46
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lelia Irwin Law, 27 Sussex Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria
Previous military service34th Field Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date2 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 6 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448, 28 December 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57, 18 April 1919.

FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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