Roberts, John Henry

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Roberts, John Henry

Service Service Number Number 1494 4870 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 15th February 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula Belgium

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Roberts, John Henry

SERVICE NO

4870

UNIT

54th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

27 yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Gosford, NSW

ADDRESS

Woy Woy, NSW

OCCUPATION

Fettler

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

28 Aug 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Hornsby, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Parents;- Chas & Catherine Roberts, Woy Woy, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’8”. Weight-138lbs. Chest-36”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Dark Brown. Tattoo Marks on both arms, see service records diagram. C/E

RELIGION EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

11 Oct 1916-adm Hosp France- Impatigo/Septic Ulcer leg- transf Eng. 6 Feb 1917-Adm Hosp-Scabies 5 May 1917-Adm Hosp-Influenza 15 Feb 1918-Belgium

BURIED

Wytschaete Cem. 3½ miles S of Ypres, by Rev Wm Holliday

MEDALS

British War Medal-33155, Victory Medal-32928. Memorial Plaque & Scroll341161.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Disc, Rosary, Cigarette papers, unit colours, purse, writing pad, wallet, diary, letters, cards, photos, 2 pencils, cloth souvenir, comb/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Public Trustee-Sydney

Gosford Times 13th February 1919 ROLL OF HONOR ROBERTS- In loving memory of my two brothers, Private R C Roberts, died of wounds in France, 4 th March, 1917, and Private J H Roberts, died of wounds in France, 15 th Feb, 1918. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lest we Forgetâ&#x20AC;? Inserted by their loving sister and brother-in-law, Annie and Bert Alderton, and their brother, Jim (on active service).

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8035395

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