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William Joseph ROBINSON

Regimental number14
Date of birth27 December 1881
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMotor mechanic
Address83 High Street, South Preston, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinAlice Robinson, 83 High Street, South Preston, Victoria
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Troop Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 8 October 1918
Discharge date22 February 1919
Other details

Served in the Boer War, Service Number 31714, with the rank of Trooper, in the 2nd Scottish Horse (12 Months) and the 1st Australian Commonwealth Horse, (8 Months). Awarded Medal: South Africa with Bars, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony.

First World War: Served in the 2nd Field Company Engineers; the 16th Field Engineers; the 6th Field Division; and the 1st Army Troop Company Engineers. Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.

Second World War: Joined 9 October 1939, Service Number V83852, Rank Warrant Officer Two; discharged 28 December 1942. Medals: 1939-1945 Star, War Medal, and Australian Service Medal.

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Date of death23 July 1952 , Repatriation Hospital, Heidelberg
Age at death70
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria

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