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Clive Frederick * ROBINSON

Date of birth3 April 1894
Other NamesROBINSON, Clive Frederick~
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMedical practitioner
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Robinson, The Oxford Hotel, King Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military service33rd Infantry
Enlistment date22 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit nameMedical Officers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollMajor
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
Promotions

Captain


Unit: MED
Promotion date: 23 December 1915

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On hearing while with another battery that two batteries 500 yards away were being heavily shelled with gas, shrappnel, and high explosive shells, and many casualties were occurring he at once went there, and in spite of the intensity of the shelling, remained for an hour and a half attending to the wounded.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 150
Date: 24 September 1918

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross,British War Medal, Victory Medal

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