ROBB J.R.

Given Names:  James Ravie

Service Number:  340

Unit:  6th Battalion, C Company                                                                                       

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  19 Yrs  9 Mths

Occupation:  Gardener                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  38 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Fair

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/8/1914

Place:  Richmond

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Margaret Robb

27 Loch Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                           

Embarkation Date:  19/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Hororato A20

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Persic    

Embarked:  13/7/1919                               

Disembarked:  29/8/1919

Unit:  6th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  12/9/1919                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  4663

British War Medal:  1895

Victory Medal:  1892

Other:    Military Cross and Bar

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1896

Place:  Bathgate, Scotland                       

Father:  George ROBB                            

Mother:  Margaret RAVIE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1937     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Eleanor Sarah JARRY

DEATH

Date or Year: 1976                                 

Place: Macleod, Victoria                          

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 25/4/1915; gun shot wound, arm

Military Cross gazetted 12/2/1919 for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of the 9-10/7/1918 near Merris

Bar to Military Cross gazetted 3/6/1919 for conspicuous gallantry on 23/8/1918 at

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew Presbyterian Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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