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Leongatha & District
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HISTORY OF THE FORMER WOORAYL SHIRE
Dumbalk • Inverloch • Koonwarra • Leongatha • Meeniyan • Ruby
Tarwin Lower • Venus Bay • Walkerville


COVERDALE, Robert

Number Private 893
Battalion 9th Light Horse
Place of Birth Broomfield Victoria
Next of Kin His mother Sarah 76 Budd St Collingwood
Date and place of enlistment 21/9/1914 at Broadmeadows
Physical details on enlistment Age 21, 5�8�, 148 pounds
Religion
Occupation labourer
Date and place of death He was killed in action at Gallipoli on 29/8/1915
Location of grave or memorial He is on the Lone Pine Memorial Gallipoli
Relationship to Woorayl Shire He was from the Dollar area
Military History
� 21/9/14 enlisted at Broadmeadows
� 8/5/15 embarked Melbourne on the HMAT Kabinga
� went to Gallipoli
� 29/8/15 killed at Gallipoli aged 22


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