Robert FAKES MID

FAKES, Robert

Service Number: 1125
Enlisted: 5 January 1916, Armidale
Last Rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant
Last Unit: Australian Corps School (AIF)
Born: Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, 28 April 1894
Home Town: Stonehenge, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales
Schooling: Stonehenge Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Clerk
Died: Natural causes, Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia, 15 February 1974, aged 79 years
Cemetery: Glen Innes General Cemetery
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Memorials: Glen Innes & District Soldiers Memorial
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World War 1 Service

5 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Armidale
4 May 1916: Involvement Corporal, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Corporal, 1125, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney
5 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
19 Oct 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 33rd Infantry Battalion
13 Apr 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, Australian Corps School (AIF)
11 Jul 1919: Honoured Mention in Dispatches
16 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 1125, Australian Corps School (AIF)

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