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Featured biography
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Frederick Josiah (or Joseph) E Roberts was born at Long Plains on 17th November 1889, the fifth son of Josiah and Martha Roberts.
On the outbreak of the Great War, as an unmarried 25 year old, Frederick answered the call to enlist in the army. He was given the regimental number 680 in the 27th Infantry Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Division of the Australian Imperial Forces. After serving at Gallipoli, his Battalion was sent to France where, on 7 April 1916, the 7th Brigade became the first Australians in the front line in Europe.
On 5 November 1916, the 7th Brigade took part in a "minor operation" on the Somme that resulted in 835 casualties. Frederick Roberts was one of these. He went missing in action. To this day he, like many others, is classed as having an unknown grave.
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100 Years - The Great War: Remembering our WW1 Veterans
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- William John Brown (21 Oct 1884 - 30 Mar 1918), L/Cpl. 4th ANZAC Bn, Imperial Camel Corps;
 KIA Jordan.
- Thomas Percival Hagan (c1896 - 19 Jul 1916), Lieutenant, 32nd Battalion AIF; MIA/KIA Fromelles, France.
- Herbert Louis Lambert (25 May 1898 - 5 Feb 1969), Pte. 2/10th Middlesex Regiment, EEF.
- Albert Lionel Paterson (24 Mar 1896 - 2 Sept 1918), Sgt. 27th Battalion AIF; KIA France.
- Percy William Paterson (13 Jun 1888 - 23 Jan 1950), Pte. 48th Battalion AIF; WIA France.
- Robert Baker Reid (b. c1883), Lieutenant AIF; Military Cross.
- Frank Roberts (28 Jan 1892 - 17 Sep 1970), L/Cpl. 35th & 2/43rd Battalions AIF; WIA France.
- Frederick Josiah E Roberts (17 Nov 1889 - 5 Nov 1916), Cpl. 27th Battalion AIF; MIA/KIA France.
- John James Roberts (4 Dec 1897 - 1 Mar 1918), Pte. 10th Battalion AIF; KIA Belgium.
- Alfred Raymond Sando (19 Jun 1899 - 17 Jan 1959), Pte. 10th Battalion AIF.
- Arnold Ernest Sando (8 Sep 1891 - 17 Mar 1950), L/Cpl. 27th Battalion AIF; 2 x WIA France.
- Leslie Cyril Sando (13 Mar 1888 - Y), Lieut-Col., DSO, Light Horse Brigade.
- Horace Oswald Sando (8 Feb 1884 - 19 Dec 1935), Pte. 10th Battalion AIF.
- Leslie Hurtle Sando (6 Jun 1894 - 29 Sep 1918), Sgt. 32nd Battalion AIF; KIA France.
- Sydney Joseph Sando (20 Oct 1896 - 12 Aug 1916), Pte. 48th Battalion AIF; KIA France.
- Francis Oliver Warren (d. 21 Sep 1917), Pte. 10th Battalion AIF; KIA Belgium.
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