ROBSON, John
| Service Number: | 3123 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1871 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironworker's assistant (J. Russel & Co., Engineering, Newcastle, N.S.W.), |
| Died: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 6 December 1926, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW PRESBYTERIAN-6NW. 36. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3123, 33rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3123, 33rd Infantry Battalion, 2nd MD, Medically unfit |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.
97 years ago today, on the Tuesday afternoon of the 7th December 1926, Private John Robson, referred to as Jack and Kelso, 33rd Battalion (Reg No-3123), ironworker's assistant (J. Russel & Co., Engineering, Newcastle, N.S.W.), from 15 Reid Street, Newcastle, New South Wales and 7 Marine View, Newcastle, N.S.W., was laid to rest at Sandgate Cemetery, age 55. PRESBYTERIAN-6NW. 36.
Born at Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom about 1871 to Matthew and Mary A Robson; husband of Bertha Robson nee? (married?, died 25.6.1949, Newcastle, N.S.W., sleeping here, name not inscribed on headstone plaque), Jack enlisted on the 20th November 1916 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on board HMAT A68 Anchises on the 24th January 1917.
Commenced return to Australia 26.9.1917.
Jack arrived home invalided on the 21st November 1917, being discharged medically unfit (senility) on the 1st January 1918.
Not entitled to Victory Medal.
Mr. Robson’s name has been inscribed on The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall. Name possibly inscribed on the Pride of Adamstown Lodge, Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows Roll of Honour.
I have placed poppies at Jack’s gravesite in remembrance of his service and sacrifice for God, King & Country.
Not officially commemorated.
Name not listed on the 33rd Battalion 1st AIF CD ROM (NEW ENGLAND'S OWN) or The Harrower Collection website.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
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