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William Stanislaus ROBINSON

Regimental number205
Place of birthBlackburn, Lancashire, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCabinet maker
AddressEwing Street, Welshpool, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33.2
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ada Ellen Robinson, Ewing Street, Welshpool, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Place of enlistmentBlackboy Hill, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 6 June 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll205A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date28 April 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia HT 'Llanstephen Castle', 15 February 1918; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, amputation: right leg), Perth, 28 April 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 February 1946
Age at death63
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBINSON William Stanislaus

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