Thomas ROBINSON

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Service Numbers:	6475, 5772
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sunderland, Durham, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Warramboo, Wudinna, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 March 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Warlencourt British Cemetery Grave Reference: Sp. Mem. 2. Inscription IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND HE DIED A HERO , Warlencourt British Cemetery, Warlencourt-Eaucourt, Arras, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Lincoln S.A.R. Eyre's Peninsula Division Roll of Honour WW1

12 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 6475, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
12 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 6475, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide
2 Mar 1917:	Involvement Private, 5772, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5772 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-02

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The AIF Project page shows his Service Number as 6475.

27th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement-Australian Infantry, A.I.F.-Service Number 5772

He was 24 and the son of William and Margaret Robinson; husband of Ann Williams Robinson, of 15, Normanby St., Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, England.

Next of kin-Wife, Mrs Ann W Robinson, c/o Mr W Robinson, 67 Victor Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, England.

Address-Adelaide, South Australia

Enlistment date-29 May 1916

AWM Embarkation Roll number-23/44/4
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 28 August 1916.

Age at embarkation-25

His brother, Private John George Robinson, aged 20-Regimental number 2415-27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. also fell.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal