ROBERTS A.O.
Given Names: Alfred Overall
Service Number: 5081
Unit: 23rd Battalion, 13th reinforcements
Rank: Private
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Age: 40 Yrs 8 Mths
Occupation: Asphalter
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 9 In
Weight: 154 Lbs
Chest: 33-36 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 15/3/1916
Place: Ascot Vale
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Alice Roberts
131 Eglington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/7/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Armadale A26
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 23rd Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 44157
Victory Medal: 43668
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1874
Place: Ballarat, Victoria
Father: Thomas ROBERTS
Mother: Isabella OVERALL
MARRIAGE
Year: 1906
Place:
Spouse: Alice May MERRIMAN
DEATH
Date or Year: 3/5/1917
Place: Bullecourt, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Badly wounded in the thigh in the Battle of Bullecourt in an isolated position; was left in a shell hole
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 340114
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS