Regimental number | 554 |
Place of birth | Wyrallah, North Coast, New South Wales |
School | Wyrallah Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Technical College, Sydney - Carpentery |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, C. Robson, Ballina, Richmond River, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Royal Australian Engineers, Mosman - 2 years |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 357 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular |
"A strange coincidence that this soldier should be killed on the same day of the same month in the following year to his brother, Lieutenant Harry Robson, and both with fatal chest wounds". Details from mother, Mrs Mary J Robson, Moon Street, Ballina, New South Wales |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 1, Row F, Grave No. 56 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Charles W and Mary J Robson. Native of Wyrallah, North Coast, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lieutenant H Robson who served through the African War. Killed at Gallipoli on 24 July 1915 |