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Robert Owen PICKBURN

Regimental number1979
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressSeven Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinBrother, Mr James Prosper Pickburn, Turramurra, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 23 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXV, Row H, Grave No. 19A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: kThomas and Melanie PICKBURN. Native of Sydney, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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