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Robert Francis MARLAN

Date of birth19 June 1896
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPermanent soldier
AddressBurrinjuck PO, Burrinjuck, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Thomas Marlan, Burrinjuck PO, Burrinjuck, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name20th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
Promotions

Captain


Unit: 20th Battalion
Promotion date: 17 October 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


'Work at Hanebeke Wood on 20 September 1917.'
Recommendation altered to Mention in Despatches; promulgated, 'London Gazette', 14 December 1917; 'Commonwealth Gazette', 18 April 1918.
Recommendation date: 25 September 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 4 July 1919
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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