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Edgar James ROBERTS

Regimental number10087
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationShop assistant
AddressAvondale, 8 Yule Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, S Roberts, Avondale, 8 Yule Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date14 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 3, Reinforcement 13
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 17 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialMillencourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Row C, Grave No. 31), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
24
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Stephen and Elizabeth ROBERTS, 8 Yule Street, Dulwich Hill, Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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