ROBINSON, Leonard
| Service Number: | 1079 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 January 1916, Enlisted at Lismore. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macclesfield, England , 31 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Tyagarah, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway fettler (track worker) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 31 March 1917, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bega Loyal Prince Alfred Lodge No 40 M.U.I.O.O.F. Honour Roll, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Mullumbimby Tyagarah WW1 Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore. | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1079, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1079, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from 41st Battalion in France. | |
| 31 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 1079, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1079 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
Leonard ROBINSON, (Service Number 1079) was born on 31st August 1886 at Macclesfield, England. He worked as a labourer in the Permanent Way Branch at Lismore from 3rd February 1913 and four months later progressed to fettler. It was from this role that he was given leave to join the Expeditionary Forces on 5th February 1916. In fact, Robinson had enlisted at Lismore on 6th January so the granting of leave by the Railways was the acceptance of what had already occurred. He was not married and gave his father, Charles, living in England, as his next of kin.
Initially he was allotted to the 1st Reinforcements to the 41st Battalion. He embarked HMAT ‘Demosthenes’ at Sydney on 17th May 1916 and reached Devonport on 20th July 1916. In September he proceeded overseas to France and was transferred to the 49th Battalion on 20th October.
He was wounded in action with a gunshot penetrating his abdomen on 31st March 1917. He was admitted to the 5th Australian Field Ambulance where he died of those wounds the same day.
He was buried at the Pozières British Cemetery on the Albert-Bapaume Road, ½ mile SW of Pozières 3½ miles NE of Albert.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board.