Robert William Etchells

Service number: 3042

Rank: Corporal

Unit: 53rd Battalion

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Robert Etchells was born at Beswick, Lancashire in 1871. He married Elizabeth at Bradford on 1 January 1892, aged 20.He lived at Myola, Melbourne Street, Manly and was a labourer at time of enlisting. He gave his age as 39 on 29 June 1915, but must have been 44.He served with the 53rd Battalion. He was promoted to Corporal on 3 October 1916.

He was gassed on 17 April 1918, and later discharged for flat feet. He returned to Australia on 9 December 1918 on the Leicestershire.