BASTARD, Robert Stanley
| Service Number: | 11 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 11 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 11, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 11, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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It has been recounted that this soldier's surname was Bastard, but that he sometimes referred to himself as Robert Stanley. He enlisted as R S Bastard and was posted to the 10th Infantry Battalion with Service Number 11 and originally served in E Company. He served on the Gallipoli Peninsula until he was evacuated ill and was admitted to hospitals in Mudros, Heliopolis and Suez with Debility. The record shows him returning to Australia in October 1915 and being discharged as medically unfit in March 1916. Correspondence indicates that he was approved to take up a position with Vickers Ltd in Sheffield, England as a Munitions Worker.