Robert James AIREY

AIREY, Robert James

Service Number: 2775
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Launceston, Tas, 1898
Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Blacksmith
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World War 1 Service

6 Dec 1916: Involvement Private, 2775, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
6 Dec 1916: Embarked Private, 2775, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne

Summary of Service


Born Launceston, Tas.
Son of Robert James and Sarah AIREY
Of 39 Wellington St., Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith
Embarkation: 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Age: 18 years
Served in England & France
Wounded in Action: 5 October 1917
Returned to Australia: 21 July 1919 per ‘Rio Padro’
Discharged: 15 September 1919

Photograph Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 March 1918 Insert 5

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Biography

Son of Robert James and Sarah AIREY