Samuel Arthur ROBERTS

Regimental number1796
Place of birthCoonooer Victoria
ReligionNon-Conformist
OccupationShop walker
Address14 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Roberts, 14 Hudson Street, Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date5 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 07-12 August 1915
Date of death12 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 25), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
38
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr. J. and Mrs Hannah ROBERTS, 2 Byron Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria