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Robert WESTGARTH

Regimental number3636
Place of birthGolden Square, Victoria
SchoolKangaroo Flat State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Westgarth, Big Hill, Bendigo, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 24 March 1917
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death26
Place of burialLebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row F, Grave 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John James and Martha WESTGARTH.
Family/military connectionsBrother: Private Fritz A. Westgarth.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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