Regimental number | 893 |
Place of birth | Broomfield, Victoria |
School | Vere Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Coverdale, 76 Budd Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A58 Kabinga on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 7 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah COVERDALE, 76 Budd Street, Collingwood, Victoria, and the late James COVERDALE |
Family/military connections | Brother: 595 Pte James Henry COVERDALE, died of wounds, France. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Proceeded to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 August 1915; taken on strength, 9th Light Horse Regiment, 5 August 1915; missing, 29 August 1915; court of enquiry, Serapeum, 26 April 1916, found that he was killed in action, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915 (his brother was an informant, who had heard that Robert had been killed along with a friend, the bodies then being burnt by a fire that broke out). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, COVERDALE Robert William |