Samuel Moreland ROBINSON

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ROBINSON, Samuel Moreland

Service Numbers:	1414, 2292, 1414, 2292
Enlisted:	24 November 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne. Later re-issued with another service number, 2292, in January 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mangalore, Victoria, Australia, 1885
Home Town:	Mangalore, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Mangalore School, Victoria
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli, Werribee Honour Roll, Werribee St Thomas' Church of England Honor Board, Werribee War Memorial, Yarra Junction Avenue of Honour, Yarra Junction War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1414, 2292, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne. Later re-issued with another service number, 2292, in January 1915
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1414, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1414, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
8 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 2292, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2292 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-08

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Robinson and Jane Emelie Robinson nee Milsom

Husband of Mary Cecelia Robinson of Lardner, Beech Forest, Victoria formerly of 'Three Brisge', Yarra Junction, Victoria

Father of Jane Mary Robinson, Samuel Hannon Robinson, Nella Patricia Robinson, Lillian May Robinson and Bertha Veronica Robinson

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medals, Victory Medal

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