William James ROBINSON

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ROBINSON, William James

Service Numbers:	356, 1992, 1709
Enlisted:	11 March 1902
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 November 1880
Home Town:	Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Carter, Bookbinder
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 February 1945, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld MON-COE1-8-16
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Bugler, 356, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 356, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
11 Mar 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 1992, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
25 Mar 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 1992, 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 1709, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , 7th Battery
25 Sep 1914:	Involvement Driver, 1709, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, 1709, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Driver
25 Sep 1914:	Embarked Driver, 1709, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane
19 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, 1709, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Returned to Australia on 15th September 1918

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

William James Robinson served twice in the South African (Boer) War and then served again in WW1. First service was as a Bugler S.N. 356 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (Boer War), second service was as a Bugler S.N. 1992 in the 3rd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse (Boer War) and third service was as a Driver S.N. 1709 in the Field Artillery Brigade 3, Battery 7 (AIF WW1).

He was born in Brisbane on 5 Nov 1880, a son to William Robinson and Agnes Robinson (nee Gregg). He married Violet Louisa Jane Sheehan on 29 Aug 1906. He served as the Hon. Secretary of the African War Veterans Association.

(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Rolls, Murray p. 486 & 529; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).

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