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ROBSON, Thomas Keith Macleod
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1628 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 December 1914, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Launceston School, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 49, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1628, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1628, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1628, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Family
Her mother Mary Frederica Walters Robson was awarded by the French Republic of the Médaille de la Reconnaissance française, august 13th 1918, for being :
" Representative of the French Red Cross for the North of Tasmania in Launceston. Much contributed to the success of this work which sent several hundred thousand francs and numerous cases of effects to France. ".
See document added.
Submitted 13 August 2020 by Yvan Matagon
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Kentish Robson and Mary Frederica Walters Robson of 'Elsmore', The Avenue, Elphin Road, Launceston, Tasmania
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
His great grandfather served with 452 Regiment which fought against Napoleon