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BOTTEN, Robert Bruce
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 11737 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Carisbrook, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Carisbrook, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Carisbrooke State School No 1030, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Relieving Postmaster |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carisbrook Fire Brigade Roll of Honour, Carisbrook War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 11737, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 11737, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 11737, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 11737, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 11737 awm_unit: 1st Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-08-16 |
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