Regimental number | 958 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Essex, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o Sydney GPO, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, James Roberts, 12 Commercial Road, London Ec, England |
Previous military service | Essex Yeomanry 2 years. Transferred to Royal Fusilliers Territorials 2 and a half years; discharged owing to having to travel abroad. |
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Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Newcastle, New South Wales, on board HMAT A41 Bakara on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War Service: Attached to Anzac Advance Base 18 November 1915;to join unit at Sarpi 27 November 1915; disembarked from H.T. "Caledonia" at Alexandria 26 December 1915. Proceeded to join unit 14 January 1916. Reported missing at Romani Canal Zone 4 August 1916. Officially reported as Prisoner of War on War Office Prisoner of War List E4753; interned at Afion-Kara-Hissar; transferred from Afion-Kara-Hissar to Angora. Repatriated from Prisoner of War Camp in Turkey, arrived England 1 January 1919, disembarked Southampton from Turkey, to report to North Fall Meadow Camp, Dover. Granted leave 3 January 1919, to report to Headquarters 3 February 1919. Embarked for return to Australia 31 March 1919 per H.T. 'Khyber'; disembarked 15 May 1915. Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney, New South Wales |