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Robert MARXSEN

Regimental number4544
Place of birthBallarat, Victoria
SchoolDana St State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
Address615 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, Mr P Marxsen, 615 Stuart Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date1 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialAssevillers New British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row A, Grave No. 3), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Roll of Honour, St Peter's Anglican Church, Ballarat, Victoria. Parents: Peter and Elizabeth MARXSEN, 615 Sturt Street, Ballarat, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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