ROBINSON, Joseph William
| Service Number: | 1288 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Botany, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 30 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LONE PINE MEMORIAL Panel 64, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1288, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1288, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Help us honour Joseph William Robinson's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth records.
Births Mar 1890 Robinson Joseph William Tynemouth 10b 302
Births Jun 1890 Robinson Joseph William Hexham 10b 337
19th Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Age at embarkation 26
Next of kin
Father, George Robinson, 'Quatre Bras' Street, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Enlistment date 2 March 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 19th Battalion, D Company
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Unit from Nominal Roll 19th Battalion
F
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli.
He is remembered on the Hexham War Memorial along with other Australian casualties from Hexham.
This is of the style of a CWGC Cross of Sacrifice, but was adapted to also be the principal war memorial of the town. Cross based on Blomfield type. Four octagonal steps of various depths and diminishing width are surmounted by a tall octagonal plinth, the whole base being about 2.43m (8 feet) high. This is topped by plain Cross about 2.13m (7 feet) high, with a bronze sword mounted on the east face, the whole being 4.57m (15 feet) high. The names are carved into the stone on all eight sides of the top three parts below the Cross, and are painted black. All lettering is in incised Roman capitals throughout. Old photos show that it was originally surrounded by a circle of small stones enclosing a paved area.
On centre face, middle step:
Here are inscribed names which bid us by service our debt repay.
On centre face, lower step:
This Cross and ST. Wilfrid's War Memorial Hospital are dedicated to the glorious memory of the men of Hexham who laid down their lives in the Great Wars 1914-1918 / 1939-1945.
Unveiled and dedicated 29 September 1921
Attended by His Royal Highness THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER and by The Rector, Rev. J.V.C. Farquhar.
Location
Town Park [Town Park is adjacent to Hexham Abbey]
Beaumont Street, Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, NE46 3LZ,
England
Click images to start slideshow.