Robert (Bob) Mactier (1890–1918)
Mr and Mrs Robert Mactier, of Tatura, have been informed that their son, Pte. Robert Mactier, was killed in France on September 1st. He was gassed in April last. A brother, David, has returned after 16 mouths' active service.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- World War I service record, B2455, item Mactier R (National Archives of Australia)
- article about his Victoria Cross, Euroa Advertiser (Vic), 7 February 1919, p 2
- is awarded a Victoria Cross, Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), 8 February 1919, p 9
- article about his Victoria Cross, Argus (Melbourne), 19 April 1941, p 3s
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Mactier, Robert (Bob)
- Mactier, Christina (mother)
- Mactier, Robert (father)
- Mactier, John (uncle)
- Mactier, Peter (uncle)
- Mactier, Mary Ellen (aunt by marriage)
- Mactier, John William (cousin)
- Mactier, Alfred Melbourne (cousin)
- Anderson, William Wallace (artist)
Citation details
'Mactier, Robert (Bob) (1890–1918)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/mactier-robert-bob-7447/text27309, accessed 18 June 2025.
Robert Mactier, c1918
Australian War Memorial, H06787A
Life Summary [details]
Birth
17 May,
1890
Tatura,
Victoria,
Australia
Death
1 September,
1918
(aged 28)
Péronne,
France
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