Regimental number | 941 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 223 Glenlyon Road, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 132 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Ruby Roberts, 223 Glenlyon Road, East Brunswick, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 22), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 170 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915. Wounded in action, 29 November 1915 (shock); admitted to St Elmo Hospital, Malta, 4 December 1915; to Ghain Tuffeiha Convalescent Camp, 11 December 1915. Found guilty, Ghain Tuffeiha Convalescent Camp, 24 December 1915, of (1) using obscene language to an NCO; (2) violently resisting an escort: awarded 20 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Malta for Overseas Base, Alexandria, 4 March 1916; admitted to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 10 March 1916. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 18 May 1916, of disobedience of orders: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, Ferry Post, 20 May 1916, of being absent without leave from parade: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2310704: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Statement, 2845 Pte R. COLLIS, B Company, 60th Bn (patient HM Queen Mary's Royal Naval Hospital, Southend, England), 27 July 1916): 'On 19th July, 1916, at Armentieres, he was killed by a machine gun when we were advancing, 400 yds. of which were taken. I cannot give any further details.' Comment by interviewer: 'intelligent but ill. He was an eye-witness - it being light at the time.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBERTS Albert James
Red Cross File No 2310704 |