Regimental number | 903 |
Place of birth | Glenelg, South Australia |
School | St Peter's College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Engineer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Isabelle Roberts, The Olives, Glenelg, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 903A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row F, Grave No 129), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Glenelg Congregational Church (now St Andrew's Uniting Church) Roll of Honor: 'For right. For Liberty'. Central panel listing members of the church who died is headed: 'Faithful unto death'. Parents: Alfred Jabez and Isabel ROBERTS, The Olives, High Street, Glenelg, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1131 Pte Ewart Kingsley ROBERTS, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 9 February 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |