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William ROBINSON

Regimental number417
Place of birthGawler, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressGawler Railway Station, Gawler, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 9.5"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Robinson, Gawler Railway Station, Gawler, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 June 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 5 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: James (d. 26 December 1921, aged 64) and Fanny ROBINSON (d. 1 December 1932) (both bu. Willaston Cemetery, Gawler, South Australia). Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date18 June 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 18 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915.

Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 25 February 1916, of neglect of duty by being absent from tent striking: award, reprimanded.

Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 27 December 1916, of neglect of duty by failing to see section properly rationed: award, reprimanded.

Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 28 February 1916, of neglect of duty in that tent surroundings were untidy: award, admonished.

Found guilty, Ferry Post, 24 April 1916, of allowing a man to leave the ranks without permission: award, reprimanded.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Posted missing in action, 20 July 1916.

Reported prisoner of war, no date stated.

Struck of strength of 32nd Bn, 20 October 1916.

Reported as transported to Holland for internment, 13 June 1918.

Arrived England, 18 November 1918.

On leave, 20 November 1918; leaved extended to 3 January 1919.

Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 3 January 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nevasa', 5 March 1919.

Admitted to Ship's Hospital, 13 April 1919 (myositis chest).

Disembarked Adelaide, 18 April 1919; discharged Adelaide (termination of period of enlistment), 18 June 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 August 1925
Age at death35
Place of burialWillaston Cemetery, Gawler, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBINSON William

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