2414 Robert Bertie SHARPLES

Date of enlistment	16^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – Pozieres and Beaurevoir Hospitalised sick on three occasions Appointed Lance Corporal

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

Date	Location	Event
15^th July 1919	Australia	Discharged
22^nd May 1919	Australia	Disembarked
8^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia Trazos Montes
30^th January 1919	England	Disembarked Weymouth from Le Havre and marched in to 3^rd Training Brigade Codford
25^th January 1919	France	Transferred to AIF HQ fro return to Australia
15^th November 1918	France	Re-joined Unit from leave
31^st October 1918	France	Proceeded on English leave
24^th October 1918	France	Re-joined Unit
21^st October 1918	France	Marched in to AIBD. Drunkenness – award sever reprimand
6^th October 1918	France	Admitted to 74 (L of C) General Hospital Trouville
4^th October 1918	France	Admitted to 12 CCS
3^rd October 1918	France	Wounded in Action (2^nd occasion) – gunshot wound left arm
1^st August 1918	France	Appointed Lance Corporal
11^th June 1918	France	Discharged to Unit
4^th June 1918	France	To 4^th AFA hospital sick – boils
8^th August 1917	France	Absent without leave. Award 2 days FP#2 and forfeiture of 5 days pay
23^rd January 1917	France	Re-joined Battalion
15^th January 1917	France	To 36 CCS hospital sick – constipation
24^th November 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion from 2^nd ADBD Etaples
11^th November 1916	England	Proceeding overseas from 6^th Training Brigade
6^th September 1916	England	Transferred to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
4^th September 1916	England	Transferred to 1^st Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield
11^th August 1916	England	Admitted to 3^rd London General Hospital
10^th August 1916	France	Embarked on HS St. George at Rouen for England
6^th August 1916	France	Admitted to No.1 Stationary Hospital
5^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – gunshot wound left arm
2^nd April 1916	France	Drunkenness. Award 10 days FP#2
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
11^th March 1916	Egypt	Return to Battalion from Base Duties
3^rd February 1916	Egypt	Transferred to Helouan
24^th January 1916	Egypt	Admitted to No.2 General Hospital Ghezireh – influenza
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot