Regimental number | 21407 |
Place of birth | Southhampton, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | 'Craighleigh', Peel Street, South Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5'6.75" |
Weight | 143 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M J Robertson, 82 Ford's Park Road, Canningtown, London E, England |
Previous military service | Exporation of service |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | 9th Field Artillery Brigade, Brigade Ammunition Column |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36A/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Caroline (?) ROBERTSON |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kenilworth Castle', 12 March 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 24 June 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | East London Cemetery, England |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBERTSON William |