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Robert Sidney WAKE

Regimental number170
Place of birthDurham, England
SchoolDumston Elementary School, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSteward
Address48 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMrs Mashall 48 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of disease 8 February 1916
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death22
Place of burialCowley (St Lawrence) Churchyard, Middlesex, England.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret Jane WAKE.

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