ROBERTS W.C.D.

Given Names:  William Carlos Derbyshire

Service Number:  14274

Unit:  Motor Transport Reinforcements                                                                             

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number: 

Age:  21 Yrs  2 Mths

Occupation:  Mechanic                                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11½ In                

Weight:  142 Lbs

Chest:  33-36 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  11/1/1917

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Robert Darbyshire Roberts

Stirling Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  10/5/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Clan MacGillivray A46

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Runic     

Embarked:  30/12/1919                             

Disembarked:  6/2/1920

Unit:  1st Wing HQ, AFC                                                                                                                

Rank:  Acting Corporal

Discharge Date:  16/3/1920                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  Awarded

Victory Medal:  Awarded

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  9/11/1895

Place:  Umtatu, South Africa                    

Father:  Robert Darbyshire ROBERTS      

Mother:  Theodora ROWE

MARRIAGE

Year:  1919     

Place:  England

Spouse: Dora Gwendoline HARRISON

DEATH

Date or Year: 30/10/1974                        

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Non-military employment 5/6/1919 - 6/10/1919

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

St Hilary's Church

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V353081                                     

Date Enlisted:  26/3/1942                                        

Date Discharged:  8/9/1944

COMMENTS

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