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Robert Bridgman WHARTON

Regimental number5463
Place of birthBrighton Road, St. Kilda, Victoria
SchoolWarburton State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressCrossover, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Wharton, Crossover, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5464
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death22.1
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave 20), Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Elizabeth Georgina WHARTON.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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