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Robert ABERNETHY

Regimental number373
Place of birthCambewarra New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Addressc/o Mrs Marion Abernethy, Homeland, Nowra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Marion Abernethy, Homeland, Nowra, New South Wales
Enlistment date4 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll36th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

At time of death he was a patient at Callan Park Mental Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales.
Date of death2 July 1932

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