ROBINSON, William John
| Service Number: | 3247 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Isle of Wight, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Caretaker |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3247, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Fremantle | |
| 13 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3247, 28th Infantry Battalion |
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William John Robinson was born in 1898 in Isle of Wight England. Before enlistment Robinson was a caretaker and lived Maylands, South Australia, his next of kin was his father William Robinson.
William John Robinson enlisted in Perth, WA and was in the 28th Battalion on 1/9/15. On 18/1/16 he embarked as a HMAT Medic at Fremantle. Robinson and his unit fought in the Battle of Pozieres, German Spring Offensive, Hindenburg Line and more. He was wounded in action in France from a sprained ankle in 5/8/16 and was discharged 6 weeks after. He also had trench feet from 8-23/3/17 and a sprained ankle in 9/7/18. In 6/1/18 Robinson committed a crime because he had caused a nuisance in the trenches.
On 5/6/19 William John Robinson married Eleanor Caroline Brown at Noahs Ark, Chelmsford Road. During 20/9/19 he returned to Australia and discharged from the army in 13/11/19. He passed away on 9th of February 1973 aged 74-75 at Karraktta Cemetery, Nedlands City, Western Australia.
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