ROBINS, Victor Wentworth
| Service Number: | 1087 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 10 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pymble, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Junior Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Audit Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 9 April 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hermies Hill British Cemetery Plot 111, Row D, Grave 11. His name is located at panel 34 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1087, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 8 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1087, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1087, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 2 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1087, 1st Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 9 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1087, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1087, 2nd Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-04-09 |
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Father Godfrey Thomas William ROBINS and Mother Annie Robins (nee BAYLEY),
he lived with his parents prior to embarking at "Tasli", Stoney Creek Road, Pymble, NSW.
Previous service:
12 months 2nd Lieutenant Senior Cadets
12 months Sergeant in 18th Infantry
2 years 2nd Lieutenant in 18th & 17th Infantry
Attended Special Course for Officers at Royal Military Duntroon College
Next of kin in service (cousins):
3004 Sergeant Albert Bates (55th Battalion)
Parents James Henry & Mary Jane BATES, 34 Renwick Street, Drummoyne, NSW
7/8/1915 Enlisted in Sydney
8/10/1915 Embarked on board HMAT A69 Warilda, from Sydney
2/9/1918 Died of wounds
buried in: Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 41), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
11355 Gunner Sydney Frank Loughlin MM (2nd Field Artillery Brigade)
Parents William and Gertrude LOUGHLIN, 'Wallawa', Burlington Road, Homebush, NSW
13/8/1915 Enlisted in Sydney
8/10/1915 Embarked on board
17/10/1917 Killed in Action
buried in: The Huts Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row B, Grave No. 8), Dickebusch, Belgium)
Described on enlisting as 21 years old; single; 5' 11 1/2" tall; 154 lbs;
19/7/1915 enlisted in Sydney, NSW
8/10/1915 embarked from Sydney, NSW on board HMAT Warilda A69
as a 2nd Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 10th reinforcements
22/3/1916 embarked ex Alexandria on board HMTS Grampian for overseas
to join British Expeditionary Forces
28/3/1916 disembarked at Marseilles, France
2/4/1916 taken on strength into 1st Infantry Brigade, Machine Gun Company
21/4/1916 Promoted to Lieutenant
21/4/1916 Seconded for duty with 1st Machine Gun Company
24/7/1916 Gun shot wound to back and arm, severe, (in action), in France
27/7/1916 embarked on board HS Western Australia at Rouen, France, for England
9/8/1916 transferred to 2nd Battalion
18/9/1916 convalescent from shell shock contracted in France on 24/7/1916
(with injury to right middle ear)
18/10/1916 discharged from hospital to Perham Downs, England
1/11/1916 proceeding overseas to France, ex Folkestone, England
10/11/1916 resumed duty from seconded list - Etaples, France
In early 1917 the German Army withdrew to the formidable defences of the Hindenburg Line. As the 2nd Battalion advanced towards these defences in April 1917.
5/2/1917 On Command Division School - France
28/2/1917 rejoined 2nd battalion from school
Hermies was seized on the morning of the 9/4/1917, by a surprise attack of the 2nd and 3rd Australian Infantry Battalions.
9/4/1917 Killed In Action at Hermiens
buried in: HERMIES AUSTRALIAN CEMETERY
on the North-West side of the village
***This cemetery contained the graves of 1 officer (Lte Robins) and
20 Non-Commissioned Officers and men of the 2nd Australian Infantry Battalion,
who fell on the 9th April 1917.
his remains were later exhumed and reinterned in:
buried in: Hermies Hill British Cemetery
Plot 111, Row D, Grave 11
Medals:
1914-15 Star (8034); British War Medal (21121); Victory Medal (21045);
Memorial Plaque and Memorial Scroll (356754)
Sourced and submitted by Elizabeth Allen and Julianne T Ryan. 13/5/2015. Lest we forget.
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