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ROBINSON, Thomas James

Service Number:	6584
Enlisted:	3 August 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grasmere, Vic., 1969
Home Town:	Mortlake, Moyne, Victoria
Schooling:	Warrnambool Agricultural High School
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 11 August 1918
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Mortlake War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Warrnambool Agricultural High School "They Died For Us" Honour Roll, Warrnambool Agricultural High School Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6584, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
2 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 6584, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
2 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 6584, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Elizabeth ROBINSON, 'Myrnong', Mortlake, Victoria