Robert Albert Armstrong
- Born: 1895, Rochford, Victoria Australia
- Marriage (1): Vera Esther Cook in 1919 in Victoria Australia
- Died: 1952, Mildura, Victoria Australia at age 57
General Notes:
WW1 Embarkation Record
Armstrong, Robert Albert
Service Number: 2107
Rank/Calling: Private
Unit: 21 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 12 Reinforcements (June 1915 - April 1916)
Ship Name: HMAT Hororata
Ship Number: A20
Date of Embarkation: 27/09/1915
Place of Embarkation: Melbourne
Robert Albert Armstrong enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 13/7/1915. His next of kin was his father Mr Andrew Armstrong, “The Hill” Rochford, Victoria.
The Certificate of Medical Examination describes Robert as: - 20 years 6 months, height - 5 feet 8 and three quarter inches, weight - 11 stone 4 pounds, chest measurement 34/37 and a half inches, complexion - sallow, eyes - grey, hair - auburn and religious denomination - Presbyterian. His distinctive marks were: - vacs - 4 on left arm, mole left shoulder.
Robert fought in France and apart from attending hospital for one day on the 12/3/1916 came through his war experience without being wounded or any serious illness.
Robert returned to Australia per “Ypiringa” on 5/7/1919 and was discharged on 27/8/1919
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Blacksmith.
Robert married Vera Esther Cook, daughter of James Harvey Cook and Mary Newnham, in 1919 in Victoria Australia. (Vera Esther Cook was born in 1895 in Rochford, Victoria Australia, died on 30 Jun 1977 in Ouyen, Victoria Australia and was buried on 2 Jul 1977 in Ouyen Cemetery, Victoria Australia.)
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