Topic: Militia - Area Officers
The Australian Militia
Area Officers
Roll of Honour
Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART
Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART
| Date of birth | 14 November 1886 |
| Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
| School | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | 20 Albert Street, West Brunswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 27 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Henrietta Flockart, Risdon, Broadway, East Camberwell, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Junior Cadets, Victoria Rifles, Area Officer, Coburg area, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | 25 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Captain |
| Unit name | 5th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain; secondary cemetary rank: Major |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Unspecified Recommendation date: "April 1915" |
| Fate | Died of wounds 15 July 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | 15 July 1915 |
| Age at death | 28.9 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 24), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Roll of Honour | Panel number 43, Australian War Memorial |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli |
Further Reading:
The Australian Militia, Area Officers
Australian Light Horse Militia
Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Robert Pearce (Bert) FLOCKART
