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ROBERTS, Hugh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2763 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1890 |
| Home Town: | Glenorie, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Glenorie Public School, New South Wales. Australia |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 August 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 33. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorie WWI Honour Roll, Glenorie War Memorial, Hornsby War Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2763, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2763, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2763, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 2763, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2763 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-22 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Hugh's younger brother, 5871 Pte. James Roberts 18th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917, aged 21.
They were the sons of William Roberts, of Glenorie, New South Wales, and the late Sarah Jane Roberts, their mother having passed away during 1904 when they were young boys.