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BEST, Robert Sparks
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3807, 3807A |
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| Enlisted: | 4 December 1916, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Thirroul, New South Wales, 18 October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Thirroul, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Buli, New South Wales, 23 December 1962, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Thirroul War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3807, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3807, 1st Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 10 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3807A, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nathan Hunter
Robert Sparkes Best was born in 1890 in Thirroul to Frederick Best and Agnes Rebekah Reid. He was a builder prior to the war. He enlisted 4 December 1916 at Thirroul at the age of 26 years, 1 month. Robert joined the 1st Pioneer Battalion 6-10 Reinforcements and embarked from Sydney on 24 January, 1917 on HMAT Anchises A68.
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