13/10/1914- To 16th Battalion ” E ” Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
3/02/1915- To Overseas Training Base Egypt
2/04/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
10/05/1915- Evacuated/Admitted Kasr-el-Aini Hospital Cairo Egypt ( Rheumatism ) ex Hospital Ship ex Gallipoli
29/05/1915- Discharged from Hospital to Helouan Egypt for Return to Australia
10/06/1915- Embarked Suez for Australia per ” Kyarra ”
17/07/1915- Disembarked Australia
11/12/1915- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
8/05/1916- Re-Attested & Issued NEW SERVICE NUMBER- 6030 & Posted to No. 67 Depot Company as Private
1/08/1916- Appointed CORPORAL with 28th Battalion 18th Reinforcements
4/09/1916- To 28th Battalion 17th Reinforcements
9/11/1916- Embarked Fremantle for England per ” Argyllshire ”
10/01/1917- Disembarked Devonport England ex Australia
16/01/1917- To 7th Training Battalion Rollestone England & Appointed EDP SERGEANT
25/04/1917- Proceeded Overseas 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Rollestone England
2/05/1917- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
20/09/1917- Wounded in Action Belgium ( Gunshot Wound Leg )
21/09/1917- Admitted No. 6 USA General Hospital Le Treport France ex 6th Australian Field Ambulance ex 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station
14/10/1917- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Birmingham War Hospital England
16/11/1917- Granted Leave England
30/11/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England ex Leave
8/12/1917- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill Sandhill Camp England
3/01/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill
9/01/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot and reverts to Lance Corporal
1/09/1918- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Right Thigh )
2/09/1918- Admitted No. 3 Stationary Hospital Rouen France ex 15th Australian Field Ambulance ex 37th Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train
5/09/1918- Evacuated/Admitted Graylingwell War Hospital Chichester England
11/09/1918- To No. 3 Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
19/09/1918- Granted Leave England
3/10/1918- To No. 4 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Leave
25/10/1918- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill
21/11/1918- Proceeded Overseas Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill
30/11/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
20/03/1919- Granted Leave Paris
2/04/1919- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Leave
27/04/1919- To No. 2 Group Sutton Veny England ex France for Return to Australia
16/06/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Ormonde ”
24/07/1919- Disembarked Australia
31/08/1919- Discharged from Service
***** Thanks to Ann DAWSON ( helenanndawson@gmail.com ) for the following information :-
Robert John NESTOR died on 8 November 1963, aged 65 years, at Joondanna, WA.
Local I.D. – Bunbury Herald.