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ROBERTS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5871 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dural, New South Wales, Australia, 2 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Glenorie, Hornsby Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenorie WWI Honour Roll, Glenorie War Memorial, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5871, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5871, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5871, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Robert's older brother, 2763 Pte. Hugh Roberts 55th Battalion AIF was later killed in action in France 22 August 1918, aged 26.
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.