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ROBINSON, Samuel Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 268 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 December 1915, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 41st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Zillmere, Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 17 November 1981, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 268, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Brisbane, Queensland. | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 268, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Corporal, 268, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 15 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion, First Occasion | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Honoured Military Cross | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, GSW to Neck and Head. Second Occasion. | |
| 4 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
WW1
The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2047, refer to pages 36, 39 + 274. Prior to the war he was a student of Brisbane Qld. He enlisted 6th Dec 1915 aged 18 years. He served with the 41st Infantry Battalion, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. During his service he was awarded the Military Cross for his activities. He survived the war, departing the UK for home 28th Feb 1919.
Submitted 28 March 2020 by Maxwell HILL
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