Harold Ervine ROBINSON

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ROBINSON, Harold Ervine

Service Number:	1927
Enlisted:	13 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Hawker, South Australia, 16 May 1897
Home Town:	Spalding, Northern Areas, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 21 December 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery Bancourt British Cemetery, Picardie, France, Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, Picardie, France, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Spalding Honour Roll WW1, Spalding Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Spalding War Memorial

World War 1 Service

13 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1927, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1927, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide

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Biography

"...1927 Private Harold Ervine Robinson, 5th Pioneer Battalion, of Spalding, SA. A farmer prior to enlistment, Pte Robinson embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Aeneas (A60) on 11 April 1916. He was killed in action near Delville Wood, the Somme, on 20 December 1916. He was 19 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

"THE LATE PRIVATE H. E. ROBINSON.

Much regret was expressed in the Spalding district when news was received of the death of Private H. E. Robinson. He had resided most of his life in the district. He was employed by the two store-keepers of the town, and also for Mr. Smith, farmer, of Hill River, and proved himself a steady and hard-working lad. He was of a cheery and good-natured disposition, and was liked by all who knew him. He received his education at the public school, and was also connected with the Presbyterian Church and Sunday-school. He was a prominent footballer and a good player. He enlisted last April, and was only in camp three weeks when he was sent to France. He was in the trenches for a few months, when he was killed in action on December 20. He was 19 years And 7 months old. Much sympathy is felt for his relatives, who reside in the district." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 27 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)

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