2364 William Henry ROBERTS

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action – Pozieres Hospitalised sick twice

Private Roberts (top centre) pictured with the 6th quota (22nd Battalion) of returnees to Australia, taken in Belgium in February 1919. Photograph courtesy of Jennie Marshall and the Lieut. Harricks collection.

Summary of Private Roberts WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
8^th August 1919	Australia	Discharged
29^th May 1919	Australia	Disembarked the ‘Castalia’.
13^th April 1919	England	Returned from Devonport to Australia on ‘Castalia’
12^th February 1919	France	Embarked Le Havre for Weymouth
4^th January 1919	France	Re-joined Unit
11^th December 1918	France	Discharged from hospital
12^th November 1918	France	To 6^th AFA hospital sick
3^rd September 1918	France	Re-joined battalion
7^th July 1918	France	Discharged to Base Depot
23^rd June 1918	France	Transferred to 10^th General Hospital, Rouen
12^th June 1918	France	To hospital sick – boil right thigh
22^nd November 1917	Belgium	Re-joined Battalion
16^th November 1917	England	Proceeded to France from Southampton
17^th June 1917	England	Absent without leave- forfeit of 13 days pay
2^nd November 1916	England	Marched into No.1 Command Depot Perham Down from Weymouth
5^th September 1916	England	Discharged from hospital
30^th July 1916	England	Admitted Rust Hall VAD Hospital, Tunbridge Wells – gas and shock
29^th July 1916	France	Embarked on Hospital Ship ‘Dieppe’ at Calais for England
27^th July – 4^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – gas and shell shock
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked at Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength at Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Embarked Melbourne on RMS ‘Osterley’
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into depot