Regimental number | 2844 |
Place of birth | Penola, South Australia |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 45.7 |
Height | 5' 8.75" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Eva Rebecca Robbie, Newman Street, Semaphore, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Australian Remount Unit, 6th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Remount Unit |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
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 death | |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBBIE Alexander |