ROBERTS J.E.

Given Names:  James Edgar

Service Number:  2482

Unit:  7th Battalion, 7th reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  44 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8¼ In                  

Weight:  144 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/6/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  BROTHER  Sidney John Overall Roberts

16 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  16/7/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Demosthenes A64

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Argyllshire                                       

Embarked:  3/3/1916                                 

Disembarked:  30/3/1916

Unit:  7th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  22/5/1916                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  8991

British War Medal:  16335

Victory Medal:  16437

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1871

Place:  Ballarat, Victoria                           

Father:  Thomas ROBERTS                     

Mother:  Isabella OVERALL

MARRIAGE

Year:  1917     

Place:             

Spouse: Maude Sarah Rebecca YOUNG

DEATH

Date or Year: 1946                                 

Place: Fairfield, Victoria                           

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered debility

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Discharged: 

COMMENTS

BDM shows b. 1866 - was 49 when enlisted

FURTHER INFORMATION