DICKINSON, Robert
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, An original member of B Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newsham, Northumberland, England., December 1880 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave P. VII. B. 7B. Personal Inscription: HAVE MERCY UPON HIM LORD AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON HIM |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kurri Kurri War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 411, 34th Infantry Battalion, An original member of B Company | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 411, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 411, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 34th Bn.
This is believed to be his birth registration-
Births Dec 1880 Dickinson Robert Tynemouth 10b 242.
He was 37 and the son of William and Annie Dickinson; husband of Agnes Dickinson, of Kline St., Weston, New South Wales.
He is honoured on the Blyth War Memorial in Northumberland, England.
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Robert Dickinson, born in Northumberland, England, was the son of William and Annie Dickinson, both of whom had passed away before 1905. Robert came out to Australia in mid-1912 with his wife, Agnes, who he married in England during 1910. His younger brother, George Dickinson, also travelled with them and they all settled down in Weston, New South Wales.
Robert and George were both working as coal miners near Weston, as the area was home to a vast area of coal bearing land in the Hunter Valley.
Robert’s brother, 761 Pte. George Dickinson 35th Battalion AIF was killed in action at Passchendaele on 12 October 1917, aged 30.
Robert enlisted as an original of the 34th Battalion, and he was badly wounded in the leg at Messines during June 1917. Sent to England, he spent several months recovering before he rejoined hi unit in France in late 1917. He was mortally wounded on the 3 April 1918 and although he made it to a General Hospital in Rouen, he died on two days later. He was 38 years of age.
His medals and effects went to his wife Agnes, and she received a pension of 40 shillings per fortnight.
It was reported in the Sydney newspapers during April 1918, “Word has been received in Weston, near Kurri, that Private Robert Dickinson died of wounds on April 5. Before enlisting he was employed at the Hebburn colliery. His brother, Private George Dickinson, was killed in action about two months ago.”
The brothers are remembered on the Blyth War Memorial in Northumberland, England.
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