Regimental number | 2633 |
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria |
School | Morland State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Coburg, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.6 |
Height | 5' 5.25" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Robinson, 3 Sargood Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the 60th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Makarini on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Brewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 41), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Elizabeth ROBINSON, 3 Sargood Street, Coburg, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 14th Bn, Gallipoli, 13 November 1915. Admitted to 4th Field Ambulance, 23 November 1915 (jaundice); discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 1 December 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 1 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Serapeum, 19 April 1916, of being absent from parade, 4pm to 6 pm, 17 April: awarded 7 days' Defaulters. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Reported wounded in action,. 3 July 1916.Now, 9 July 1916, reported died of wounds, 3 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | NAA file incorrectly listed under Service No 7633 on RecordSearch. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ROBINSON Alfred Edward Francis |