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Thomas Henry ROBSON

Regimental number2628
Place of birthIpswich, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressBald Hills, N C Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8.5"
Weight184 lbs
Next of kinMrs R J Robson, Bald Hills, N C Line, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 August 1914
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentDriver
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A22 Rangatira on 25 September 1914
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Trench Mortar Battery
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert John ROBSON and Rachel THORNTON
Discharge date8 February 1918
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board A68 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 3 January 1918, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 8 February 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death17 April 1928
Age at death26
Place of burialToowong Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, ROBSON Thomas Henry

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