Vivian Lancelot ROBINSON

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ROBINSON, Vivian Lancelot

Service Number:	3220
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mount Torrens, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dozinghem Military Cemetery Dozingem Military Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gumeracha Our Fallen Heroes WW1 Honour Board, Mount Torrens Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3220, 50th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3220, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide

Vivian Lancelot Robinson

Name: Vivian Lancelot Robinson
Service Number: 3220
Place of Birth: Norwood
Date of Birth: 19 February 1895
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 29 September 1916
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 7 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Charlotte Annie Robinson
Occupation: Barman
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Vivian joined the 50th Battalion and with his unit embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A 35 Berrima on 16 December 1916. His battalion proceeded to France on 14 June 1917. Vivian was shot in the chest on 26 September and admitted to the 61st Casualty Clearing Station where he died 3 days later.
Private Vivian Robinson was buried at Dozinghem British Cemetery in France. His Victory Medal, Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll were sent to his mother Charlotte between April and October 1923. His personal effects had been sent to her in September 1918. Charlotte was granted a pension of 2 pounds per fortnight from 16 December 1917.
The following death notice appeared in The Advertiser of Thursday, 8 November 1917: “Died of wounds in France, Private Vivian Robinson, dearly –loved nephew of Mrs. A. Veedman, Highgate. One of God’s brightest and best. His duty nobly done.”

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