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ROBBINS, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 278 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, France, 10 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot XXX, Row B, Grave 10, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallsend Soldier's Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 278, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Newcastle, NSW | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 278, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 278, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 278, Shell shock | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 278, 30th Infantry Battalion, Wounded second occasion Multiple shell wounds to the back | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 278, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 278 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-10 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Elizabeth Jane Robbins of Hannah Street, Wallsend, NSW
22 July 1915 - father writes a note giving consent to George Jr to join the AIF
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal