Robert Charles EBBETT

Regimental number5334
Date of birth23 January 1897
Place of birthRamsgate, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressVictorian Railways, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.10
Height5' 8"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, Wazlter William Ebbett, 3 Hereson Road, Ramsgate, Kent, England
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in the Royal Field Artillery, England.
Enlistment date6 November 1915
Place of enlistmentCootamundra, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 September 1919
Discharge date22 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 25 February 1917 (gun shot wound, right wrist).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 8 July 1918 (gun shot wound, left thigh).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassey', 5 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 22 December 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No N71325.
Date of death8 May 1960
Age at death63
SourcesNAA: B2455, EBBETT Robert Charles