Robert Laurence LIDGETT

Regimental number7351
Date of birth27 April 1895
Place of birthGreendale, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressHighton, Greendale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.1
Height5' 5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Lidgett, Highton, Greendale, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 70th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date2 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Casualty Clearing Station
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Motor Transport Company
FateReturned to Australia 11 May 1919
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Spelt Robert Lawrence Lidgett on NR
Discharge date19 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda',11 May 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 19 August 1919.

Also served in World War II: Service No T22940.
Date of death14 September 1944 Hobart
Age at death49
SourcesNAA: B2455, LIDGETT Robert Laurence