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Robert Royden CARMICHAEL

Place of birthPort Germein, South Australia
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationCivil engineer
AddressForestville, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinWife, Mrs A M Carmichael, c/o Mrs E Mobsby, 85 Victoria Street, Forestville, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the South Australian Scottish; disbanded.
Enlistment date1 October 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameSpecial Draft, AIF Officers
AWM Embarkation Roll number34/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 28 February 1918
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1919
Discharge date5 January 1920
Other details

War service

Embarked Melbourne, 28 February 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 20 April 1918, and marched in to 1st Training Bn, Sutton Veny.

On Command, School of Instruction, Kandahar Barracks, 11 May 1918; marched in to 1st Training Bn from School of Instruction, 2 July 1918.

Marched in to 1st Training Brigade, Sutton Veny, 28 January 1919.

Proceeded overseas to France (date not recorded); marched in to Australian Intermediate Base Depot, 20 February 1919, and marched out to 5th Australian Division.

Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 24 February 1919.

Detached to 30th Bn under amalgamation for demobilisation, 12 March 1919.

Proceeded to United Kingdom for Non-Military Employment, 30 March 1919.

Granted leave with pay and subs, 9 April-9 July 1919 (Non-Military Employment: steel work, Dorman Long & Co, Middlesborough); leave extended, 10 July-30 September 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 1 November 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), Adelaide, 5 January 1920.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death11 February 1929

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