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William Hugh ROBERTSON

Regimental number2944
Place of birthNowra New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressWilson Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, J Robertson, Wilson Street, Wollongong, New South Wales
Enlistment date27 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 44), La Chapelle D'Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: J. and J. ROBERTSON, Wilson Street, Wollongong, New South Wales. Native of Nowra, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 2943 Pte Samuel ROBERTSON, 53rd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 September 1919; 4569 Pte Ronald ROBERTSON, 2nd Bn, returned to Australia, 20 June 1919.

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