Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Private John Noel Robertson.  Courtesy of Sally Wilson.

Robertson J N   Pte    2750    John Noel                60 Inf Bn (AMC)    19    Clerk    Single    Pres       

Address:    Moe, The Manse   

Next of Kin:    Robertson, Colin, father, The Manse, Moe   

Enlisted:    12 May 1915       

Embarked:     A71 Nestor 2 Oct 1916   

John Noel Robertson was employed by The Victorian Railways prior to the war, and worked at Spencer Street Station as a clerk.  He was probably boarding in Ascot Vale at this time. He was intending  to study and become a minister of the Presbyterian Church, like his father, after he returned from the war.  

Date of Death:  14/03/1917

CWGC: "Son of Colin and Margaret Gray Robertson, of The Manse, Streatham, Victoria, Australia".

BULLS ROAD CEMETERY, FLERS

The Robertson family prior to the war.  Courtesy of Sally Wilson.

J N Robertson in camp.  Courtesy of Sally Wilson.

Sergeant William Dixon Gray Robertson

stands at the head of his brother Noel's

grave at Flers. Courtesy of Sally Wilson.

Mentioned in this correspondence.

Letter from MacKinnon J N Pte 16713 published in The Essendon Gazette, 2 August 1917.

War Service Commemorated

Ascot Vale Presbyterian*

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours