RAIL R.R.

Given Names:  Robert Robertson

Service Number:  5411

Unit:  24th Battalion, 14th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  24317

Age:  25 Yrs  4 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk (Articled Field Assistant)                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  137 Lbs

Chest:  34-36½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  2/2/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Richard Rail

Belmont Avenue, Kew, Victoria                                                                                        

Embarkation Date:  1/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Miltiades A28

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Barambah                                       

Embarked:  3/9/1919                                 

Disembarked:  25/10/1919

Unit:  14th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  9/12/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  51387

Victory Medal:  50367

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1890

Place:  Ballarat East, Victoria                   

Father:  Richard RAIL                              

Mother:  June Clarke MANNERS

MARRIAGE

Year:  1936     

Place:             

Spouse: Gwendolline JOSKE

DEATH

Date or Year: 12/2/1964                          

Place: Hughesdale, Victoria                     

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 4/10/1917; gun shot wound, throat

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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