| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Warrnambool, Victoria |
| School | Geelong College, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Address | 'Kia Ora', Barkly Street, Ararat, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, Mr John Robertson, State School No 1601, Oakleigh, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Staff Cadet RMC Duntroon 1912-14 |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement No. 30169 (6 July 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 174 (11 October 1917). |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Service on the staff of the Yeomanry Mounted Division and on Chauvel's staff to supervise the repatriation of the AIF in the Middle East. |
| Other details | Service on Gallipoli and in Palestine. In the Second World War commanded the 19th Infantry Brigade in the first Libyan campaign, 1941; GOC 1st Australian Armoured Division, 1942-43; 6th Australian Division, 1945. Commander-in-Chief, British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Japan, 1946-51. Knighted 1950. |
| Miscellaneous details | Marital status at enlistment given as single. In fact married secretly 7 November 1914. |
| Date of death | |
| Place of burial | Necropolis Springvale, Victoria |
| Sources | Jeffrey Grey, 'Australian Brass: the career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson' (Melbourne, 1992) |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
