ROBERTS, Richard Herbert

ROBERTS,  Richard  Herbert

Full Name: Richard Herbert

ROBERTS

Date of Birth: 05

1877

Place of birth: Huddersfield Yorkshire

England

Occupation: Fitter & Turner

Address: Waroona WA

Next of Kin: Wife – Nellie Roberts

Next of Kin Address: Wellholme Waroona WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 5427

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1916-03-17

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-08-07

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-09-25

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1918-02-13

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29/02/1916- Completed Medical Examination Blackboy Hill WA
17/03/1916- To No 55 Depot Company Blackboy Hill as Private
23/06/1916- To 28th Battalion 14th Reinforcements Claremont WA
26/09/1916- To 7th Training Battalion Rollestone England ex Australia
4/12/1916- Proceeded Overseas 2nd Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone England
29/12/1916- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
26/03/1917- Wounded in Action, BAPAUME France ( Severe Shell Wound Left Hand & Right Thigh )
2/04/1917- Admitted 5th General Hospital Rouen France (Right Leg amputated above the knee ) ex 5th Australian Field Ambulance ex 3rd Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train
16/04/1917- Evacuated/Admitted 2nd Southern General Hospital Stoke Bishop Bristol England
19/05/1917- Transferred 2nd Aux Hospital Southall England
25/08/1917- Granted Leave England
10/09/1917- Re-admitted 2nd Aux Hospital Southall England ex Leave
1/11/1917- Embarked Devonport England for Australia per ” Anchises ”
25/12/1917- Disembarked Fremantle WA & Admitted No. 8 Australian General Hospital Fremantle WA
13/02/1918- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

 

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 13375

Victory Medal – No. 13151

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.