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John Cook ROBSON

Regimental number4204
Place of birthRichmond Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBookmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Archibald Robson, 38 Hotham Street, South Preston, Victoria
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll21st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 April 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAchiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
94
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Janet ROBSON, 38 Hotham Street, Preston, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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