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ROBINSON, George Collis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 474 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1916, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Badger Corner, Flinders Island, Tasmania, 20 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Lady Barron, Flinders, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Home Schooled (Badger Corner) |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 27 October 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lady Barron Flinders Municipality War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 474, Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 474, 4th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 474, 4th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 25th Machine Gun Company | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 25th Machine Gun Company, 2nd Passchendaele , Shell wound (left arm, both legs and head) | |
| 27 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 474, 25th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 476 awm_unit: 25th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Emily Wells Robinson, of Badger Corner (Flinders Island), Tasmania.
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