ROBERTS, George Henry
| Service Number: | 17515 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Cavalry Division |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 5 May 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 March 1971, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Cavalry Division, Signals Squadron | |
| 9 May 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney | |
| 9 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jul 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division, ex Basrah to India per HS Syrion (heatstroke in Mesopatamia) | |
| 27 Mar 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division, per Pakeha via Colombo | |
| 13 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 17515, 1st Cavalry Division |
Help us honour George Henry Roberts's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
George was the youngest of six children of William David Roberts (born 1840 in Lancashire, England) and Martha Cartwright (born 1849 in Lancashire, England). William was an Able Seaman when he arrived in Sydney, NSW in 1860 on board the Hochelaga. Martha immigrated in 1859 with her parents, arriving in Sydney, NSW on board the Caribou. William - a Mariner - married Martha in 1876 in Rozelle, Balmain, Sydney where they settled and raised their family. William worked as a Mariner, and died in 1919.
George was an Electrical Engineer in Balmain, Sydney, NSW when he enlisted in the AIF in September 1916. He served with 1st Cavalry Division Signals Squadron (Service No:1751) as a Private, Sapper and Corporal. He was Discharged in July 1917. Brothers David Thomas Roberts (Farrier, Service No:893) and William Owen Roberts (L/Corporal. Sergeant, Service No:167), and Brother-in-Law Colin Herwald Dickson (Driver, Service No:10619) also served in WWI.
George returned to Sydney and was working as an Electrical Engineer in 1929 when he married Elsie May Porter (born 1906 at Pittsworth on the Darling Downs in QLD). George and Elsie settled at Rose Bay in Sydney, NSW where George worked as an Engineer. He died in 1971 and Elsie in 1999,
Click images to start slideshow.