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Alexander ROBBIE

Regimental number2844
Place of birthPenola, South Australia
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45.7
Height5' 8.75"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Eva Rebecca Robbie, Newman Street, Semaphore, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date27 January 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Australian Remount Unit, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 26 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Remount Unit
FateReturned to Australia 18 October 1916
Discharge date6 December 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Taken on strength, A Squadron, Heliopolis, 6 June 1916.

Marched in to Details Camp, Moascar,9 October 1916.

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Vestalia', 18 October 1916; arrived Melbourne, 21 November 1916; discharged (medically unfit; unit disbanded), Adelaide, 6 December 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 October 1953
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBBIE Alexander

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