ROBINSON, Colin Alexander
| Service Number: | 3309 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverell, New South Wales, Australia, October 1895 |
| Home Town: | Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | District School, Inverell, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Illness, Cullingworth, Yorkshire, England , 17 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bradford (Bowling) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell Intermediate High School Roll of Honour, Inverell Kurrajong Parade Avenue of Honour, Inverell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3309, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 3309, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 2 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 3309, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 18 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3309, 30th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, TCpl 28/8/1918 GSW to both legs Died of Illness England | |
| 17 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3309, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3309 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-11-17 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 17th November…… Colin Alexander Robinson was born at Inverell, NSW in 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 26th October, 1915 as a 22 year old, single, Plumber & Gas Fitter from Inverell, NSW.
Colin A. Robinson married Alice M. Edwards in the district of Petersham, NSW in 1916.
Private Colin Allen Robinson (middle name as per Embarkation/Nominal Roll), Service number 3309, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Hororata (A20) on 2nd May, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 30th Infantry Battalion, 7th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez.
(Note: The Australian Red Cross Wounded & Missing file, the Roll of Honour – Australian War Memorial & information submitted for the Roll of Honour all have the name middle name of “Alexander” for Colin Alexander Robinson, however the Embarkation Roll, The Commonwealth War Graves Commission & the Service Record file all have “Allen” as the middle name for Colin Allen Robinson. Throughout the research below I will be referring to the soldier as “Colin A. Robinson”)
He embarked from Alexandria for Overseas on 2nd August, 1916 on Franconia.
On 15th August, 1916 Private Robinson was admitted to Stationary Hospital at Marseilles, France with Pneumonia. He was discharged on 21st August, 1916 & marched in to 5th Australian Divisional Base Depot at Etaples, France on 24th August, 1916.
Private Robinson written up on 13th October, 1916 while posted at 5th A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Etaples – Neglect of duty on 12th October, 1916. He was awarded 8 days Field Punishment No. 2.
He was marched out from 5th A.D.B.D. to join his Unit on 29th December, 1916 & was taken on strength of 30th Battalion the same day in France.
On 7th February, 1917 Private Robinson reported sick. He was admitted 15th Australian Field Ambulance in France with Bronchitis then transferred & admitted to 45th Casualty Clearing Station on 8th February, 1917. Private Robinson was transferred & admitted to 5th General Hospital at Rouen, France on 10th February, 1917. He embarked for England on 15th February, 1917 on Hospital Ship St. George.
Private Robinson was admitted to County of Middlesex War Hospital at Napsbury, England on 16th February, 1917 with Bronchitis (slight). He was discharged to Furlough from 9th March – 24th March, 1917 & was then to report to Perham Downs.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire. Later Training & Convalescing Units were combined under the one Command Depot.
He was marched in to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs, Wiltshire & was medically classified as B1 A (fit for overseas training camp in a few weeks).
On 27th March, 1917 Private Robinson was sent sick to Brigade Hospital with a sore throat. He returned to No. 1 Command Depot at Perham Downs on 16th April, 1917 & was again medically classified as B1 A.
Private Robinson was transferred to 62nd Battalion on 25th April, 1917. He was marched out to Windmill Hill Camp on 26th April, 1917 & taken on strength of 62nd Battalion.
He was on Command at Lewis Machine Gun School at Tidworth, Wiltshire, England on 24th June, 1917. He was marched back in to 62nd Battalion at Fovant, Wiltshire on 30th June, 1917 from Lewis Machine Gun School at Tidworth.
On 18th July, 1917 Private Robinson was appointed Acting Lance Corporal while posted with 62nd Battalion at Fovant. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 18th July, 1917.
Lance Corporal Colin A. Robinson was transferred back to 30th Battalion on 19th September, 1917 on marching out to 69th Draft Battalion.
He proceeded overseas to France on 11th October, 1917 from 8th Training Battalion at Hurdcott, Wiltshire & was marched in to No. 3 A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Le Havre, France on 15th October, 1917 from England. Lance Corporal Robinson was marched out to his Unit on 18th October, 1917 & was taken on strength of 30th Battalion in the Field on 26th October, 1917.
From 28th August, 1918 Lance Corporal Robinson was to be Temporary Corporal (vice Corporal 2602 Funnel killed in action).
Temporary Corporal Colin A. Robinson was wounded in action on 30th September, 1918. He was admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance on 30th September, 1918 with G.S.W. (gunshot wounds) to both legs. Temporary Corporal Robinson reverted to rank of Lance Corporal on being evacuated wounded on 30th September, 1918. Lance Corporal Robinson was transferred & admitted to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station on 30th September, 1918 then transferred to Ambulance Train on 1st October, 1918. Lance Corporal Robinson was admitted to 73rd (23rd?) General Hospital at Trounville, France 2nd October, 1918. He was listed for transfer to England on 10th October, 1918 & embarked for England on 11th October, 1918 on Hospital Ship Guildford Castle with G.S.W. legs.
He was admitted to Bath War Hospital on 12th October, 1918 with G.S.W. to both legs. He was discharged to furlo from 7th November to 21st November, 1918 & was then to report to No. 4 Command Depot.
Lance Corporal Colin A. Robinson died on 17th November, 1918 at 9 Lodgefield, Cullingworth, Yorkshire, England from Influenza & Pneumonia.
He was buried in Wesleyan Cemetery, Cullingworth, Yorkshire, England in Family Grave.
An exhumation order was made & the body of the late Lance Corporal Colin A. Robinson was exhumed on 3rd November, 2009 from Cullingworth Methodist Cemetery & re-interred in Bowling Cemetery, Bradford, Yorkshire, England – Plot number P. 773 on the same day. Lance Corporal Colin A. Robinson has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bradford.html
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