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John Meyrick ROBERTS

Regimental number968
Place of birthDeloraine Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Roberts, Taupiri, Auckland, New Zealand
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 May 1915
Date of death19 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burial4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery (Row E, Grave No. 4), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Jane ROBERTS, Ruahangate, Whangarei, New Zealand. Native of Deloraine, Tasmania

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