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Lance Corporal Albert George Robertson

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Lance Corporal Albert George Robertson

Birth
Deloraine, Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia
Death
8 Jun 1917 (aged 37)
Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
Burial
Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot III. Row A. Grave 23.
Memorial ID
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Son of Alexander and Johann Robertson. Of Wilmot, Tasmania. Age 37.
Regimental number 2134
Occupation Farmer
Address Sheffield, Tasmania
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 35
Next of kin Brother, Tasman Robertson, Harford, Tasmania
Enlistment date 12 July 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 8 June 1917
Burial Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 133 , Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Alexander and Johann Robertson. Of Wilmot, Tasmania. Age 37.
Regimental number 2134
Occupation Farmer
Address Sheffield, Tasmania
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 35
Next of kin Brother, Tasman Robertson, Harford, Tasmania
Enlistment date 12 July 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 40th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 23 September 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Lance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll 40th Battalion
Fate Died of wounds 8 June 1917
Burial Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No. 23), France
Panel number 133 , Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial.
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Inscription

Personal Inscription: - "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIEND".

Gravesite Details

Lance Corporal, 40th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds.



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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56591979/albert_george-robertson: accessed ), memorial page for Lance Corporal Albert George Robertson (29 Sep 1879–8 Jun 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56591979, citing Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, Abbeville, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).