Sergeant Robert Reginald Emmett

Service number 67375, NX12064
Birth Date 1900-01-29
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 1993-08-24
Final Rank Sergeant
Place Sydney
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Robert Reginald Emmett enlisted to the Australian Imperial Force on 29 May 1918, at 18 years of age. He embarked for overseas service as a private with 25 Reinforcements on 7 November 1918. However, he returned home several weeks later due to the armistice.

On 11 April 1940, Emmett enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force, declaring that he was six years younger than his actual age. He served with 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion as a sergeant. With this unit, he served in the United Kingdom, Egypt, Greece, Crete, and Palestine. Sergeant Emmett was discharged on 19 October 1945.

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Timeline

Date of birth 29 January 1900
Date of embarkation 07 November 1918
Date of enlistment 11 April 1940
Date of discharge 19 October 1945
Date of death 24 August 1993