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ROBSON, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 574 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - back & left arm, Government Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 12 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row L, Grave 111 Chaplain D.E. Bartlett officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 574, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 574, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 574, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 574, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounds to the back and left arm |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Harriett Robson of 26 King Street, Leytenstowe, London, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Kings Own Rifles for about 6 months