ROBERTS  S.J.

Given Names:  Sidney John Overall

               

Service Number:  5120

Unit:  23rd Battalion, 13th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  39 Yrs   

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  5¼ In                  

Weight:  128 Lbs

Chest:  31-33 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Sallow

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Ada Roberts

16 Cobden Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  19/7/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Armadale A26

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Euripides                                         

Embarked:  21/7/1917                               

Disembarked:  18/9/1917

Unit:  23rd Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  27/11/1917                     

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  52579

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1876

Place:  Collingwood, Victoria                    

Father:  Thomas ROBERTS                     

Mother:  Isabella OVERALL

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1902     

Place:  Victoria

Spouse: Ada MERRIMAN

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 17/7/1950                          

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  ,

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary