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Robert STEWART

Regimental number5842
Place of birthDalmellington, Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationIronworker
AddressAdamstown, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation42
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J S Stewart, Dibb Street, Adamstown, New South Wales
Previous military service12 yrs in Artillery Volunteer. Emigrated to Australia.
Enlistment date6 June 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll20 March 1916
Place of enlistmentNewcastle, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 21 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Mary STEWART
Discharge date29 July 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suevic', 21 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 7 June 1918, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 29 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death10 August 1930
Age at death66
Place of burialSandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, STEWART Robert

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