Regimental number | 672 |
Place of birth | Warragul, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Morwell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 138 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Bruce Robertson, Morwell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sale, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Poelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot LV, Row F, Grave No 10), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 45 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary ROBERTSON |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 July 1916. Found guilty, Larkhill, 5 August 1916, of being absent without leave from midnight, 3 August, till 10 pm, 5 August 1916: awarded 48 hours' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited a total of 3 days' pay. Proceeded overseas to France, 15 September 1916; taken on strength, 5th Bn, in the field, 1 October 1916. Found guilty, 21 November 1916, of failing to appear at a place of parade when warned to do so by his superior Officer: awarded 3 days' Field Punishment No 2. Tried by Field General Court Martial, in the field, 26 March 1917, on charge of drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. Wounded in action, 10 May 1917 (shrapnel wound, left shoulder), and admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 11 May 1917, and then to Ambulance Train No 4; to 9th General Hospital, 11 May 1917, and transferred same day to 2nd Convalescent Depot; to 5th Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, 17 May 1917, and admitted same day to 1st Australian Division Base Depot; marched out to unit, 20 May 1917; rejoined 5th Bn, in the field, 21 May 1917. Killed in action, Belgium, 20 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Medal stamps marked 'Returned 10/5/23' (British War Medal); 'Returned 3/12/31' (Victory Medal). |