4179710ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER JOHN31public2016-05-01 06:44:272021-03-02 15:50:1920ROBERTSONALEXANDER JOHN1905A.J.ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER JOHN. 1905.
St. Andrew's Coll., Bendigo; Ormond; M.Sc.; final honours, with scholarship in Geology and Kernot Research Scholarship; football blue, and in Engineers' winning eight 1909; Sgt. in Junior Cadets, and a good marksman in M.U.R.; Asst. Mineralogist, and afterwards chemist and analyst, in Geological Survey of W.A.
On outbreak of war carried out a military survey near Perth; afterwards trained in Blackboy Camp, and won commission; sailed 6.6.15 to Egypt with nth Btn., then to Gallipoli.
On 7th August 1915, while holding a captured Turkish trench, and repelling a counter-attack, he was shot, and died immediately, aet. 28.
4940231ROBERTSON, A.J. : St Andrew's College4940327ROBERTSON A.J. : Science.M.Sc., Ormond College4940429ROBERTSON A.J. : Military and health.Enlisted: 28 Jul 19144940633ROBERTSON A.J. : Death 7 Aug 1915 Killed in Action @ Gallipoli [ Turkey ]http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/29734719054706414Listed on UWA Roll of Honour under Convocation481960968970
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