| Regimental number | 3812 |
| Place of birth | Yarrawonga, Victoria |
| School | State School and Alexandria College, Yarrawonga, and Wesley College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Other training | Bank clerk and auctioneer's accountant |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 106 Mills Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26 |
| Height | 5' 6.5" |
| Weight | 148 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J J Lister, 106 Mills Street, Albert Park, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916; reverted to the ranks on joining 59th Bn. Promoted Sergeant, Ferry Post, 4 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Detached to Schopl of Instruction, 2 July 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 15 July 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed to be Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LISTER Robert Murray
Red Cross file 1610603 |
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